Savino et al. v. Souza

In partnership with Lawyers for Civil Rights, Yale Law School Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, and WilmerHale, Rights Behind Bars acts as counsel for a facility-wide class action seeking release of all people in immigration detention in Bristol County House of Corrections in Massachusetts because of their conditions of confinement and COVID-19. All detainees at Bristol were at imminent risk of COVID-19 infection due to the cruel and inhumane conditions present at the facility, where officials reported to work with coronavirus symptoms, failed to test incoming ICE admissions, and refused to provide adequate sanitizer, disinfectant, or toilet paper.

To date over 86% of the starting population is no longer at the facility. To learn more about this lawsuit and download our filings, visit the Yale clinic page.