| Jonell Danforth Wanted Out
of MDC Prison But US Cites Video Of Slashing
and He Remains Detained
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
May 12 – Jonell Danforth a/k/a
Sealed Defendant 9 on May 12
was seeking release amid the
COVID-19 pandemic from the MDC
prison, regarding which a
separate class action hearing
was held in Brooklyn.
As luck
would have it, Danforth's case
is before U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of
New York Judge Analisa Torres,
who previously dug into
conditions at the MDC, as
Inner City Press covered at
the time.
In this case,
Assistant US Attorney Justin
Rodriguez cited video that can
be used at trial of a
slashing. He said, The
defendant is 20 years old,
he's not on BOP's list of high
risk inmates.
Judge Torres ruled that the
Government has met its burden
of showing defendant is a risk
to the community and should be
detained. She turned to the
6th Amendment right to counsel
but found that a protocol has
been developed for one legal
call per week of 30 minutes.
The case is US v.
Danforth, 20-cr-78
(Torres).
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