Judge rejects class action suit calling for mass release of prisoners

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A federal judge on Friday denied a request to release upwards of 12,000 Illinois prisoners as a preventative measure against worsening outbreaks of the coronavirus, noting the Illinois Department of Corrections has already released hundreds of prisoners who are at risk.

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