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ATLANTA 鈥� This afternoon, the reported that 鈥渢he outbreak of coronavirus at Lee State Prison in southwest Georgia has worsened as staff members and more inmates test positive. One inmate, Anthony Cheek, 49, died Thursday night at a local hospital, where he鈥檇 been since mid-March, Lee County Coroner Hill Mackey confirmed.鈥�

鈥淭his death is tragic, and our hearts go out to the family. This is the very reason that we are asking state and local officials to implement procedures to protect all people who are in our prisons and jails from being exposed to and contracting the COVID-19 virus,鈥� said Andrea Young, executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Georgia. 鈥淚ndividuals who do not pose a threat to public safety or are incarcerated awaiting trial because of an inability to pay cash bail should be released. Putting people at risk by keeping them in jail beyond what is necessary for public safety poses a far-reaching health threat to the people incarcerated, the staff, and the greater community.鈥�