Bronx Justice News: Lawyers File Bronx Petition Demanding NYC Prisoners Be Offered Vaccine

“Justine Olderman, Executive Director of the Bronx Defenders, said the state has routinely disregarded the health and safety of incarcerated people during the pandemic.

“Withholding the vaccine from people being detained in congregate settings goes against CDC guidelines. It also goes against the moral responsibility the state has towards the people it incarcerates,” Olderman said. “Governor Cuomo must make the vaccine immediately available to any incarcerated person who wants it.”

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