April 28th, 2020
Forward justice and co-counsel had a requested hearing with Judge Rozier seeking a Temporary Restraining Order against the state ordering a more robust plan with a faster release schedule to reduce the incarcerated population in North Carolina.
As of this date, 596 incarcerated people had tested positive for COVID-19, and 1,143 tests had been performed, a 52% positivity rate, and there had been two reported deaths of incarcerated people related to the virus.