Michael Cohen will be released from prison early due to coronavirus

• He has been serving his sentence at the federal prison camp in Otisville, New York, where 14 inmates and seven staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, per CNN.

Between the lines: Cohen's pending release comes as the Justice Department's inspector general is assessing federal prisons to determine whether the coronavirus is being properly mitigated.

• The Bureau of Prisons has culled its prison populations by releasing nonviolent and medically susceptible inmates to home confinement in response to the pandemic. Several state-run jails have released prisoners to fight the spread of the virus.