These individuals, by virtue of their age and/or underlying medical condition, are particularly vulnerable to serious illness or death if infected by COVID-19, and jail conditions make it impossible to protect them, according to the New York Post.

New York's detention facilities are struggling to deal with the deteriorating health situation brought about by the threat of COVID-19, according to THE CITY.

The rate of infection in city jails among inmates is now more than seven times that of New York City overall, as reported by the New York Daily News.

Attorneys from The Legal Aid Society's Parole Revocation Defense Unit issued a call for the Governor to release prisoners held on parole violations at Riker's Island in today's City Limits.

Defender organizations have called for the widespread release of inmates vulnerable to the virus, according to the New York Law Journal.

The Legal Aid Society's Ellen Davidson spoke with Curbed about the most pressing questions tenants have about the developing situation.

Jason Wu, a housing attorney in The Legal Aid Society's civil practice informs tenants about their rights under New York City's emergency eviction moratorium in today's New York Daily News.

This week, a medical worker test positive for COVID-19 at the Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey, stoking fears of an outbreak in the closed, unsanitary conditions of the jail. In response, detainees are refusing meals, report VICE.

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the local jails continues to climb. BOC confirmed 38 COVID-19 cases among the jail population and staff. Another 58 individuals are currently being monitored for symptoms in the contagious and quarantine units, according to the New York Post.

As the Coronavirus outbreak has brought New York City to a standstill, workers transporting people and food have shouldered the burden of delivering essential services to homebound residents - even as they themselves face increased risk of exposure to the deadly virus, reports POLITICO.