Ohio Jail Releases Inmates Over Concern of Coronavirus Spread

Ohio Jail Releases Inmates Over Concern of Coronavirus Spread
A stock photo shows activity in the Theo Lacy Facility, a county jail in Orange, Calif. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A jail in Ohio released dozens of inmates early over concerns that they might contract the coronavirus and would spread it throughout the jail.

Judges in Cuyahoga County Court held a session on Saturday to settle a number of cases, allowing 38 inmates to be released after they appeared in court for low-level offenses, officials said, according to local media outlets.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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