Last week the News Roundup noted that staff at prisons and jails are expected to be among the first Americans to receive COVID vaccinations when they become available and that there is an ongoing national debate about how to prioritize vaccination of incarcerated people. The Charlotte Observer reported this week that the Mecklenburg County jail has been placed on lockdown for at least two days because of a massive surge in the number of cases at the facility. In a statement released Thursday, the sheriff’s office said that 107 inmates and 20 staff members recently tested positive for the virus. Keep reading for more news. Charlotte COVID. Last week’s roundup also noted that the ongoing pandemic has severely slowed the pace of the state’s criminal courts, including an anecdote that the first jury trial in Mecklenburg County since March ended in a mistrial after a juror potentially was exposed to the virus. The news about the Mecklenburg jail outbreak appears poised to further impede proceedings in the county as the lockdown will preclude attorney-client visits and transportation of inmates to the courthouse for hearings. In addition, jury trials in the county are suspended for at least the rest of this month. In yet more news related to the virus out of Charlotte, WCNC reported this week that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings and Mecklenburg County District Court Judge Elizabeth Trosch each have tested positive for COVID-19 after traveling, along with Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather, to Wilmington for a meeting [...]
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