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ACLU Wins Emergency COVID-19 Oakland County Bail Appeal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

April 3, 2020

ACLU, SADO Urge Michigan Chief Judges and Sheriffs to Follow the Governor's Executive Order and Release Vulnerable People from Jails

DETROIT -- Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) with the State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) sent letters statewide to Michigan's chief judges and county sheriffs to release vulnerable people from jail immediately to protect the health of those incarcerated and staff ami

March 31, 2020