Compassionate Release
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Federal judge says 8 years in solitary confinement not grounds to reduce man’s sentence
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A federal judge concluded earlier this month that a man’s eight years allegedly spent in solitary confinement did not justify granting his request for a sentence reduction. However, U.S. District Court Senior Judge William J. Martínez signaled his willingness to re-evaluate Randy Platt’s request if Platt details why his experience in prolonged isolation amounts to…
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Federal judge denies compassionate release to prisoner worried about COVID, but who refused vaccine
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A federal judge last week declined to order the early release of an incarcerated man who was concerned about being infected with COVID-19, yet refused to get vaccinated. In an Aug. 14 order, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer rejected the compassionate release request of Armando Rogelio Durete, who is serving a 10-year…