Inmate diagnosed with coronavirus had emergency motion filed for release prior to his death

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A Broward County inmate who died this week after testing positive for the new corona virus had an emergency motion filed for his release prior to his death, Broward County Public Defender Howard Finkelstein confirmed Thursday to Local 10 News.

The inmate was identified as 64-year-old Alan Jerome Pollock, who was arrested March 16 on a charge of violating the terms of his probation.

“The coronavirus global pandemic poses an extremely dangerous threat to the health and safety of all jail populations,” the motion read. “Incarcerated defendants, detention deputies, jail personnel, and multiple stakeholders face a disproportionate risk of fatal infection.”

Finkelstein said the Broward County Public Defender’s Office was aware that Pollock, who is a registered sex offender, was in quarantine before he died Tuesday.