Texas A.G. Paxton: Fifth Circuit Blocks Burdensome Requirements That Harmed Prison's Ability to Protect Inmates and Staff From COVID-19
October 14, 2020
October 14, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement:
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Attorney General Ken Paxton gave this statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed burdensome COVID-19 requirements that unnecessarily exceed several measures already implemented by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ):
"The TDCJ works diligently and conscientiously in its efforts to protect inmates from COVID- . . .
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Attorney General Ken Paxton gave this statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed burdensome COVID-19 requirements that unnecessarily exceed several measures already implemented by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ):
"The TDCJ works diligently and conscientiously in its efforts to protect inmates from COVID- . . .