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Prison Pandemic

A federal judge on Friday denied a bid by the Bureau of Prisons and the Lompoc federal prison warden to dismiss a lawsuit by more than 1,000 inmates who seek expedited review for compassionate release and home confinement after they tested positive for Covid-19.

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Friday denied a bid by the Bureau of Prisons and the Lompoc federal prison warden to dismiss a lawsuit by more than 1,000 inmates who seek expedited review for compassionate release and home confinement after they tested positive for Covid-19.

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