Rep. Pressley, Lawmakers Call for Compassionate Release of Those in Federal Detainment Facilities
March 23, 2020
March 23, 2020
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement:
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and several federal lawmakers are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice and the Bureau of Prisons to grant compassionate release for individuals held at federal detainment facilities. Their statement comes following the first report of an individual in federal custody testing positive for COVID-19. The individual is detained at Metropolitan Detentio . . .
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and several federal lawmakers are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice and the Bureau of Prisons to grant compassionate release for individuals held at federal detainment facilities. Their statement comes following the first report of an individual in federal custody testing positive for COVID-19. The individual is detained at Metropolitan Detentio . . .