WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A group of lawmakers in Delaware want a special committee to investigate how the state’s Department of Correction has handled the COVID-19 pandemic.
The News Journal reported Wednesday that state legislators will introduce a resolution to create the committee and have it make recommendations regarding prison healthcare. A separate bill is aimed at allowing some prisoners early release. Delaware’s prisons have seen more than 1,750 prisoners infected with the virus and 12 die. Prisoners have questioned whether prison officials have exacerbated the spread of the virus.
State prison officials have disputed those opinions as “false narratives” and portrayed the situation as under control.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast in March due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths. The Recording Academy told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the annual show would shift from its original Jan. 31 broadcast to March 14. The Grammys will be held in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. Los […]
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