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Advocates call for COVID-19 protections for Minnesota prisoners

Advocates call for COVID-19 protections for Minnesota prisoners

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[ad_1] A prisoner advocacy group has called on Minnesota corrections officials to reinstate an early release policy for inmates with medical conditions that make them vulnerable to COVID-19 complications. At the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, the Minnesota Department of Corrections said it would implement the program for those at “grave risk” of COVID-19, […]

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Minnesota man dies from COVID-19 after family fought to keep his ventilator on

Minnesota man dies from COVID-19 after family fought to keep his ventilator on

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[ad_1] article (FOX 9) – A Buffalo, Minnesota man has died battling COVID-19, almost a week after being moved to Texas for care following a lawsuit over his ventilator. Scott Quiner died at 55 in a Texas hospital Saturday morning, the family’s attorney confirmed to FOX 9. Quiner’s family went to court two weeks ago […]

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