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This legal document argues that the risks of COVID-19 to inmates in correctional facilities have significantly increased, citing a doubling of cases and a 73% increase in deaths in the last month. It highlights that the virus is now spreading in the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), where Ms. Maxwell was recently transferred by the Bureau of Prisons. The document uses prior court opinions and news reports to support the claim of heightened risk and the inevitability of community spread in such facilities.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Stephens | Defendant in a prior case |
Mentioned in the context of a prior court opinion where the defendant was released due to COVID-19 risks.
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| Williams-Bethea | Party in a legal case |
Named in the case citation 'United States v. Williams-Bethea'.
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| Ms. Maxwell | Inmate |
Mentioned as being housed at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) since July 6, 2020.
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| Timothy Williams | Author |
Cited as the author of a New York Times article about coronavirus cases in prisons.
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| Audrey Cher | Author / Journalist |
Cited as the author of a CNBC article about the risk of a second wave of coronavirus.
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| WHO's Chief Scientist | Chief Scientist |
Mentioned in the title of an article by Audrey Cher, regarding the risk of a second wave of coronavirus.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Court | government agency |
Referenced throughout the document as the judicial body making decisions and noting observations.
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| Bureau of Prisons (BOP) | government agency |
Mentioned as the agency that transferred Ms. Maxwell to the MDC.
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| N.Y. Times | company |
Cited as the publisher of two articles referenced in the footnotes.
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| WHO | international organization |
Mentioned in a footnote, referring to the World Health Organization's Chief Scientist.
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| CNBC | company |
Cited as the publisher of an article referenced in a footnote.
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Timeline (4 events)
2020-04-03
According to MDC's statistics, as of this date, two inmates had COVID-19.
Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC)
2020-06-02
The Court in United States v. Williams-Bethea noted the inability to socially distance in correctional facilities makes community spread unavoidable.
S.D.N.Y.
2020-07-02
As of this date, nine of the ten largest known clusters of coronavirus in the United States were in federal prisons and county jails.
United States
2020-07-06
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) transferred Ms. Maxwell to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC).
Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC)
Ms. Maxwell
Bureau of Prisons
Locations (4)
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Mentioned as a place where COVID-19 had taken a devastating toll.
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Mentioned in the context of the largest known clusters of coronavirus being in its federal prisons and county jails.
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Identified as the facility where COVID-19 has begun to spread and where Ms. Maxwell is housed.
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Southern District of New York, mentioned in a case citation.
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Relationships (1)
The document states that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) transferred Ms. Maxwell to the MDC, indicating she is in their custody.
Key Quotes (2)
"inmates may be at a heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 should an outbreak develop,"Source
— the Court
(A notation made by the Court in a prior case before ordering a defendant's release.)
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"the ‘inability [of] individuals to socially distance, shared communal spaces, and limited access to hygiene products’ [in correctional facilities] make community spread all but unavoidable."Source
— the Court
(A quote from the Court's notation in the case United States v. Williams-Bethea on June 2, 2020.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 18 Filed 07/10/20 Page 10 of 20
prior detention order based in part on the risks brought on by COVID-19. At the time, COVID-19 had only begun to take its devastating toll on New York, and there was no known outbreak in the prison population. Nevertheless, the Court noted that “inmates may be at a heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 should an outbreak develop,” and, based in part on this changed circumstance, ordered the defendant released. Id.
Since the Court issued its opinion in Stephens, the COVID-19 risks to inmates have increased dramatically, as there have been significant outbreaks of COVID-19 in correctional facilities. In the last month alone, the number of prison inmates known to have COVID-19 has doubled to 68,000, and prison deaths tied to COVID-19 have increased by 73 percent.¹ Indeed, as of July 2, 2020, nine of the ten largest known clusters of the coronavirus in the United States are in federal prisons and county jails.² As this Court noted last month, “the ‘inability [of] individuals to socially distance, shared communal spaces, and limited access to hygiene products’ [in correctional facilities] make community spread all but unavoidable.” United States v. Williams-Bethea, No. 18-CR-78 (AJN), 2020 WL 2848098, at *5 (S.D.N.Y. June 2, 2020) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). The risks are further enhanced by the possibility of a second wave of coronavirus cases.³
In particular, COVID-19 has begun to spread through the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), where Ms. Maxwell has been housed since the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) transferred her there on July 6, 2020. According to the MDC’s statistics, as of April 3, 2020, two inmates and
¹ Timothy Williams, et al., Coronavirus Cases Rise Sharply in Prisons Even as They Plateau Nationwide, N.Y. Times, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/16/us/coronavirus-inmates-prisons-jails.html (last updated June 30, 2020).
² Coronavirus in the U.S: Latest Map and Case Count, N.Y. Times, available at https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html#clusters (last updated July 2, 2020).
³ See, e.g., Audrey Cher, WHO’s Chief Scientist Says There’s a “Very Real Risk” of a Second Wave of Coronavirus As Economies Reopen, CNBC, June 9, 2020, available at https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/10/who-says-theres-real-risk-of-second-coronavirus-wave-as-economies-reopen.html.
² Coronavirus in the U.S: Latest Map and Case Count, N.Y. Times, available at https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html#clusters (last updated July 2, 2020).
³ See, e.g., Audrey Cher, WHO’s Chief Scientist Says There’s a “Very Real Risk” of a Second Wave of Coronavirus As Economies Reopen, CNBC, June 9, 2020, available at https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/10/who-says-theres-real-risk-of-second-coronavirus-wave-as-economies-reopen.html.
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