Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines To Take Up Prisoner Release Case
Saturday, April 25th, 2020 -- 8:28 AM
(AP) -The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit seeking the release of inmates from state prisons as a way to reduce the risk of them contracting the coronavirus.The court, in an unsigned order, declined to take up a lawsuit filed earlier this month by the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin on behalf of two inmates with preexisting conditions. The court said it was not within its powers to assign someone to determine which inmates should be released, as the lawsuit sought. It also said it wasn’t proper for an original action filed directly with the Supreme Court, rather than first making its way through lower courts.
In rejecting the case, the court noted that the Corrections Department had taken steps to mitigate risks to inmates.
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