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Philadelphia Federal Detention Center detainees file class action lawsuit demanding protection from COVID-19

Press Hits

One Philadelphia prison has yet to report a single case of the coronavirus. But it hasn’t tested any inmates. — Philadelphia Inquirer, April 22, 2020

Feds Slam Suit Over ‘Dangerously Slow’ Prison Virus Steps — Law360, April 21, 2020

New lawsuit seeks release of medically vulnerable inmates in Philadelphia federal prison — KYW, April 16, 2020

Inmates Say Philly Prison ‘Dangerously Slow’ In Virus Prep — Law360, April 15, 2020

Federal prison inmates in Philadelphia ask a judge to send them home to avoid the coronavirus — Philadelphia Inquirer, April 15, 2020

Philly’s federal prison sued over lack of facemasks, testing and social distancing — Billy Penn, April 15, 2020

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