DETROIT, March 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU), together with Safe & Just Michigan and the American Friends Service Committee, are urging the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) and the state's 83 county sheriffs to protect the health of the people in their custody and their staff by adopting proactive, evidence-based plans to appropriately prevent and manage the spread of COVID-19.
"People who are incarcerated in Michigan's jails and prisons are highly vulnerable to the outbreak of COVID-19, and they have a constitutional right to timely and adequate health care," said Dan Korobkin, ACLU of Michigan legal director. "Prison and jail administrators must take preventive measures to prevent an outbreak, ensur...