Bill Cosby’s Lawyers Request For Jail Release Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Actor Bill Cosby’s lawyers have requested he be released from prison amid the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.

Cosby was sentenced to three to ten years at SCI Phoenix in Pennsylvania after being convicted of sexual assault, according to a report published Wednesday by Page Six.

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This news of the Superior Court denying Mr. Cosby’s appeal is appalling and disappointing, but it shows the level of corruption that resides in the Judicial System of Pennsylvania. These panel of judges never took the time to review the clear facts of Mr. Cosby’s appeal. Mr. Cosby’s appeal outlined the bias of Judge Steve T. O’Neill; showed that the jurists were tainted by juror #11 who stated, “Mr. Cosby is guilty, let’s not waste a lot of time and find him guilty;” showed that the 404(b) witnesses should have never being allowed to offer testimony in Mr. Cosby’s trial because they had “no” similar interests with Andrea Constand; and most importantly, Mr. Cosby’s deposition should have never been considered at the trial. It’s obvious that these judges’ minds were made up because they didn’t take the time to dissect Mr. Cosby’s appeal. We’re not shocked because it shows the world that this isn’t about justice, but this is a political scheme to destroy Mr. Cosby, however they will not stop us and we will prevail in the State Supreme Court. Mr. Cosby remains hopeful and he stands behind his innocence. #corruptjudgesinPennsylvania #politicalschemeagainstBillCosby #JusticeForBillCosby #FreeBillCosby #FarFromFinished

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“We believe it is only a matter of time before Mr. Cosby’s prison likely falls victim to the virus, such a confined space is the perfect place for a virus to spread rapidly, it is hazardous to the prison staff and vulnerable inmates,” the lawyers told the outlet.

“Bill Cosby is no detriment or danger to the community,” they added. “He can’t go anywhere, he is elderly, he is blind. He can stay under house arrest with an ankle bracelet, as he did before, with his wife taking care of him. Let him do his time at home.”

The motion for release comes after President Trump has began to consider releasing federal prisoners in order to reduce the risk of further spreading of COVID-19. (RELATED: Judge Slaps Down Michael Cohen’s Request To Leave Jail Because Of Coronavirus)

“We are now preparing a motion to ask the court and the state to release Mr. Cosby from prison and place him under house arrest for the duration of his sentence,” the lawyers said.

“We are not doing this because he is Bill Cosby, our concern is that he is 82, he is blind and has close contact with workers who take him to his medical appointments every day in a wheelchair, they take him for his meals and clean his cell. If they get infected they could pass it on to him,” they continued.

Cosby has a 9,000 square-foot residence in Pennsylvania where he lived while on house arrest after his conviction in 2018.