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Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Demanding Better Conditions in Broward County Jail

Despite repeated calls from advocacy groups to improve its conditions, the county jail has refused to implement the changes necessary to keep those in its custody safe from COVID-19. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Even though parts of the state are reopening, it does not mean that the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in jails has vanished,” said Benjamin Stevenson, staff attorney at the ACLU of Florida. “Broward County Jail has failed to adjust its facilities to health guidelines during this pandemic. The people in their custody remain at high-risk and are subject to living in these unconstitutional conditions.”

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