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A grieving family asks: Why aren’t county jails doing more to stop spread of COVID-19?

Story By Ames Alexander, Virginia Bridges, And Jordan Wilkie | October 27, 2020 1:49 PM

“If they did mass testing, they’d find a lot more people with COVID-19,” said Charlotte lawyer Tim Emry, who works with a group of advocates trying to make conditions safer inside Mecklenburg County’s jails. “… They’re more concerned about avoiding bad publicity than the health and safety of the residents.”

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