Elmer Young’s letter to the editor reminds NACDL members to make the best use of their free time during courthouse closures stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

Without bold action, jails and prisons could become the epicenters of the coronavirus.

Courts around the United States have increasingly recognized that the coronavirus is an extraordinary and compelling reason warranting release of inmates. Several courts have heeded the call from legal and medical experts to release vulnerable and old inmates from inherently unsafe facilities.

NACDL to Focus on Service and Support for Members, Clients, and Community Throughout Virus Emergency

National Groups Issue Guidance for Incorporating Public Health Approaches into the Criminal Justice Response to COVID-19 and Beyond -- Washington, DC (May 27, 2020) – A group of national organizations, including the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Center for HIV Law & Policy, today released a set of principles for incorporating public health approaches into the criminal justice system’s current response to COVID-19, as well as longer term.

March 18, 2020, Opinion and Order on Emergency Motion for Reconsideration of Bail Conditions in U.S. v. Stephens, SDNY

E.D. Pa. Supp. Mtn. for Comp. Rel. and Order for Release, U.S. v. Washington

N.D. Ill. Emer. Mtn for Comp. Rel., Supplement, and Order, U.S. v. Beich

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D. Nev. Order Granting Compassionate Release in U.S. v. Gorai, 4-24-20

EDNY: Class Action Pet. Seeking Writ of Hab. Corp. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, Decs, prop. order (GEO Queens)

Emer. Mtn for Postponement of Self-Surrender & Order re same, 3d Cir., U.S. v. Roeder

SBA Paycheck Protection Program, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), as of May 13, 2020

Calif. Notice, Motion, Supporting Memo & Declaration Seeking to Continue Trial, 5-10-20

EDVA Grant of Compassionate Release, Waiving Exhaustion Requirement, U.S. v. Chatelain, 5-1-20

BOP Request for Administrative Remedy Forms