NH ACLU calls for release of inmates vulnerable to coronavirus

Seacoast Online                                                                                                           March 18, 2020

​Pamela Keilig, public policy specialist at the NHCADSV, said the coalition is urging governmental officials to reject the “reckless policies.”
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“We cannot pretend that prison reform, especially in a time of crisis, would not have negative consequences on victims and public safety,” Keilig said. “Such actions cannot be made without careful consideration and discretion and any attempt at a blanket approach would place the countless survivors that we serve in jeopardy. Victims of domestic and sexual violence are just as vulnerable to COVID-19, and deserve protection, as well as the security in knowing they won’t be subject to further abuse, when they were promised protection and justice under the law.

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