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An assistant public defender is among the people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (Daily Memphian file)

An assistant public defender is among the people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (Daily Memphian file)

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ACLU fears ‘public health catastrophe’ at 201 poplar if aggressive measures aren’t taken

Inmate’s positive COVID test prompts questions

Marc PerrusquiaApril 7, 2020

An assistant public defender is among the people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (Daily Memphian file)

An assistant public defender is among the people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (Daily Memphian file)

The Pandemic

Defense attorney tests positive for COVID-19 after multiple visits to shelby county jail

A Memphis defense attorney with COVID-19 believes he caught it in the jail

Marc PerrusquiaMarch 30, 2020

Josh Spickler of Just City heads to the Shelby County Jail to post five bonds on March 22, 2020. Spickler plans to bail a series of inmates from the county jail to help them escape the threat of possible COVID-19 infection. He has up to $75K available from the RFK Human Rights organization and others. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Josh Spickler of Just City heads to the Shelby County Jail to post five bonds on March 22, 2020. Spickler plans to bail a series of inmates from the county jail to help them escape the threat of possible COVID-19 infection. He has up to $75K available from the RFK Human Rights organization and others. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

The Pandemic

COVID’s spread in jail triggers effort to help inmates who can’t afford bail

A damp chill hung over downtown Memphis as Josh Spickler walked up to the Shelby County Jail to bail out five inmates he’d never...

Marc PerrusquiaMarch 24, 2020

Reform advocates say more efforts need to be made to ensure the poor aren’t being put at undue risk in jail during the coronavirus threat. (Daily Memphian file)

Reform advocates say more efforts need to be made to ensure the poor aren’t being put at undue risk in jail during the coronavirus threat. (Daily Memphian file)

The Pandemic

COVID-19 threatens vulnerable jail population

Reformists say more is needed to ensure the poor aren't at undue risk in jail during the coronavirus crisis

Marc PerrusquiaMarch 20, 2020