The Hill: Groups push to reduce incarceration as jails become coronavirus 'hotbeds'
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The groups pointed to some early successes in counties in Kentucky, Wisconsin and Ohio, where local officials have in some cases sent hundreds of nonviolent offenders home so that they’re not kept in close quarters with thousands of others.
“We are urging members of Congress and the White House — read the room, call your office back home,” said Holly Harris, executive director of the Justice Action Network. “This is a public health crisis. It’s critical to address overcrowding in jails and prisons. It’s not just cell inmates, it’s prison workers and the entire surrounding community.