Joaquin Phoenix wants to protect people behind bars. In a new video message for the Release Aging People in Prison campaign, the “Joker” star called on the governor of New York to release prison inmates to keep them safe amid the state’s coronavirus outbreak.
RELATED: Joaquin Phoenix Says Each New Role Gives Him ‘Pure Anxiety’ “The spread of coronavirus in prisons threatens the health and safety of all of us,” Phoenix says in the video. “When you’re incarcerated there’s no such thing as social distancing and ensuring good hygiene is not an option,” he continued. “Leaders must do everything possible to prevent incarcerated people and those who work in prisons from becoming ill and spreading the virus.” RELATED: Joaquin Phoenix Liberates