JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former congresswoman Corrine Brown was released from prison Wednesday after serving less than half of her five-year sentence after her attorney argued she was especially vulnerable to coronavirus.
News 6 partner News4Jax was told she is on her way home to Jacksonville. A prison official at Federal Correctional Institution Coleman speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed that Brown was released at 1:25 p.m.
The official told News4Jax Brown “put a lot of political pressure on” to get released. Her attorney began working for her release in late February because she believes her underlying health conditions place her at great risk of dying if she were to contract COVID-19, according to a motion filed with the court.