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Criminal

Oct. 26, 2020

State wants to bar experts in case over inmates with virus

Attorneys representing a class of mentally ill inmates have argued these prisoners have been particularly prone to coronavirus infection while incarcerated.

Attorneys for the state sought to bar a pair of expert witnesses in an ongoing clash over COVID-19 and prisons on Friday.

Attorneys representing a class of mentally ill inmates have argued these prisoners have been particularly prone to coronavirus infection while incarcerated. The lawyers have spent much of the year pushing for releases and transfers.

At Friday's daylong hearing, plaintiffs' couns...

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