Mass arrests of protesters across the country — many held for hours in vans, cells and other enclosed spaces — are heightening the risk of coronavirus spread
, according to public health experts and lawsuits filed by civil rights groups.
In New York, Milwaukee, Cincinnati and Washington, D.C., civil rights groups are filing lawsuits and exploring other legal steps if police don’t take measures to protect detained protesters. In these cities, and many more across the country, demonstrators have been held for hours, packed together in cells with little room to social distance or access to running water, civil rights attorneys said.
Detective Denise Moroney, a New York police spokesperson, did not respond to questions about the lawsuit or police behavior, but said in a statement that “NYPD encourages all New Yorkers to follow social distancing etiquette.”secure a bond
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