MOOSE LAKE, Minn. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota is suing to release inmates endangered by COVID-19 at Moose Lake prison in northern Minnesota.
The organization filed a petition Wednesday against the state Department of Corrections. According to a DOC database, 12 inmates in Moose Lake are confirmed positive for the coronavirus and another 31 inmates are presumed positive. The ACLU-MN says at least 11 correctional staff reportedly also have COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
\The petition alleges the prison is not fulfilling its constitutional duty to keep people in custody safe.
