JAY-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC have recently filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 227 inmates of a Mississippi prison over living poor conditions and new concerns over the spread of the coronavirus in the institution's facilities, according to Billboard.
The lawsuit is against the state's Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain and the prison's healthcare provider Centurion.
In the suit, inmates at Parchman in Sunflower County, Mississippi describe the lack of social distancing and close confinement of inmates, including those displaying symptoms of the virus.
They also reported that COVID testing was limited, with one inmate sharing he would likely be refused unless he showed clear symptoms of the virus, like coughing.
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