Posted on: March 22, 2020 05:00 PM

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This just in from Rikers Island

Harvey Weinstein tested positive.
21 incarcerated people & 17 staff at Rikers have tested positive for coronavirus. 58 are currently being monitored. "It is likely these people have been in hundreds of housing areas and common areas," says NYC jail oversight board, urging mass release. Already 28 people have been released and another 200 are pending due to remaining sentence close to finish. Mayor de Blasio stated the goal is to minimize control from spreading and newcomers after being convicted are also under scrutiny for release. When they are released, they are out and not under quarantine.
For criminal and family courts, remote hearings effective Wednesday. Attorneys, judges, prosecutors and defendants will be appear by Skype.