Bill Cosby’s Request for Early Release from Prison Denied Despite COVID-19 Outbreak
Despite the presence of dozens of Coronavirus infections in the facility where he is incarcerated, Bill Cosby's plea for early release has been rejected.
The 82-year-old comedian is currently serving a three to 10-year sentence at SCI Phoenix in Skippack, Pennsylvania, following his 2018 conviction for aggravated sexual assault.
Amid the global pandemic, numerous inmates have been granted early release or placed under home confinement.
Last Friday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a plan to temporarily release at-risk inmates to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in prisons, leading to speculation about Cosby's potential release.
However, the state's Department of Corrections has dismissed the possibility of an early release for the actor, stating t...