COVID-19 Response Guidance for Community Bail & Bond Funds
Type
Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year
2020
Level
City or Town, State
State(s)
All States
Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Health, Public Safety, Public Spaces
People in prisons, jails, and immigration jails are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 outbreaks. Given the inherent high risk of all incarceration settings, this statement argues that the best protection for these individuals is release for everyone in the custody of federal prisons, pre-trial detention, local jails, state prisons, & ICE jails and prisons. Additionally, law enforcement agencies should prevent future incarceration and stop admitting people into jails and prisons.