Coronavirus hits prisons: Ex-GOP Rep. Collins' surrender date delayed as inmates, guards infected
A federal judge ordered that former Rep. Chris Collins' prison surrender date be delayed by two months, after defense attorneys said Collins has a high risk of contracting the deadly coronavirus.
Lawyers for the disgraced Buffalo-area congressman asked the judge to postpone Collins' surrender date to June 23. U.S. District Court Judge Vernon Broderick granted the request later that day. Collins' surrender postponement until June 23 is the latest example of disparities in how the pandemic is being handled by the criminal justice system in prisons and jails.
A number of people in jail who have not been convicted of crimes have been denied requests for release after they argued they were at risk of catching the virus while locked up.
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