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New York is to launch detainees who are most vulnerable to coronavirus infection.
New York City is releasing “susceptible” prisoners, the mayor stated on Wednesday, days after Los Angeles and Cleveland released hundreds of inmates.
His announcement came hours after a guard and a prisoner tested favorable for coronavirus at Rikers Island jail, where disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, 68, is a high-profile prisoner.
Other New York jails, such as Sing Sing, have had inmates test favorable for coronavirus and one employ