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Vine City group walks neighborhood to stop violence
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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ATLANTA - The Vine City community is taking its own approach to stopping violent crime.
About a dozen people gathered at the Magnolia Park Community Center on Wednesday evening. Enough is enough, said Bishop John Lewis who organized the event.
They walked around the neighborhood until 11 p.m. and said they want neighbors to know they care. Our lives matter and the lives of the people in our beloved community matter, Bishop Lewis said.
Magnolia Park in Vine City (FOX 5)
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As cases of Covid-19 skyrocket across Washington state, protecting the public health requires bold action from our leaders. Unfortunately, delayed and reactionary responses have abandoned many of our most vulnerable community members. Nowhere is this more evident than in the criminal justice system.
The Department of Corrections (DOC) has consistently failed to protect incarcerated individuals from the deadly pandemic, resulting in the spread of outbreaks within multiple facilities and insufficient medical care during these outbreaks. Our elected leaders must act now to release those who are at highest risk for Covid infection and death.
UpdatedWed, Dec 16, 2020 at 7:43 am PT
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According to Department of Corrections data, more than 1,600 incarcerated people have active coronavirus cases. (Shutterstock)
SEATTLE Attorneys and community advocates are renewing the call to protect Washington inmates amid a spike in coronavirus cases among the state s prison population.
Columbia Legal Service hosted a virtual news conference this week, joined by family members of incarcerated people, activists and three elected lawmakers, to address the swift rise in illnesses inside the Department of Corrections.
According to the DOC, at least 1,639 inmates have active infections out of the 2,517 diagnosed since the pandemic began. As the third wave in illness continues to grow across the state, cases have also surged inside the state s prisons and work release programs.