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March 30, 2020

Coronavirus Cases Mount in Prisons and Among Law Enforcement Workers
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Coronavirus cases have been mounting across prison populations, with
hundreds of confirmed COVID-19 cases among prisoners and staff in
multiple jails in New York and around the country.

New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said he expects coronavirus
cases among police officers to reach 900 today. Nearly 14% of the New
York police force was out sick on Sunday, according to Commissioner
Shea. Around 700 New Jersey police officers have tested positive for the
coronavirus, and 400 Detroit police officers are now in quarantine.

In Philadelphia, city officials have ended talks with the owner of what
was once the Hahnemann University Hospital, which shut down last year
after being purchased by a private equity firm. The owner of the
property told the city to either buy the hospital, which has room for
nearly 500 beds, or pay nearly $1 million per month to lease it.


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