California to release 8,000 prisoners in hopes of easing c****av***s crisis
Jul 14, 2020 20:07:16 #
As many as 8,000 California prisoners could be released ahead of schedule in an unprecedented attempt to stop the spread of C****-** inside state prisons, with more than half of the releases expected by the end of the month.
The announcement on Friday by top advisors to Gov. Gavin Newsom offered stark evidence of the dire health conditions at several California prisons. The total number of prisoners at facilities for men and women has already been reduced by thousands since Newsom declared a statewide emergency in response to the c****av***s.
More than 2,300 prisoners have tested positive for the c****av***s, state officials said. Significant increases have been reported at the California Institution for Men in Chino and at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County. At least 31 prisoners have died from C****-** related illnesses.
The decision to expedite the release of prisoners comes on the heels of a growing chorus of complaints by state lawmakers, prisoner advocates and a federal judge that the state hasn't done enough to stem the rising tide of infection.
Officials at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said as many as 8,000 prisoners could be eligible for early release by the end of August.
“These actions are taken to provide for the health and safety of the incarcerated population and staff,” corrections Secretary Ralph Diaz said in a written statement. “We aim to implement these decompression measures in a way that aligns both public health and public safety.”
Initial prisoner releases would come from those with 180 days or less left to serve on their sentence. No one serving time for a crime defined in state law as violent or involving domestic violence would be set free, officials said. Those required to register as sex offenders or who are assessed as being a high risk for violence would also be ineligible for early release.
The second group of prisoners who could be released would have no more than one year left to serve. The releases are aimed at reducing the populations at eight state prisons identified as higher risk for c****av***s t***smissions. The same eligibility rules as the first group of released prisoners would apply in these releases.
In all cases, prison officials said, priority will be given to those who are 30 or older. Prisoners under the age of 30 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/california-to-release-8000-prisoners-in-hopes-of-easing-c****av***s-crisis/ar-BB16AuXZ?ocid=sf&fbclid=IwAR0REUwPF9l5f-h4SWmTYqxZKz8o3PeggMWKyxHRH-O6oOxH_uK665dKLFY
The announcement on Friday by top advisors to Gov. Gavin Newsom offered stark evidence of the dire health conditions at several California prisons. The total number of prisoners at facilities for men and women has already been reduced by thousands since Newsom declared a statewide emergency in response to the c****av***s.
More than 2,300 prisoners have tested positive for the c****av***s, state officials said. Significant increases have been reported at the California Institution for Men in Chino and at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County. At least 31 prisoners have died from C****-** related illnesses.
The decision to expedite the release of prisoners comes on the heels of a growing chorus of complaints by state lawmakers, prisoner advocates and a federal judge that the state hasn't done enough to stem the rising tide of infection.
Officials at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said as many as 8,000 prisoners could be eligible for early release by the end of August.
“These actions are taken to provide for the health and safety of the incarcerated population and staff,” corrections Secretary Ralph Diaz said in a written statement. “We aim to implement these decompression measures in a way that aligns both public health and public safety.”
Initial prisoner releases would come from those with 180 days or less left to serve on their sentence. No one serving time for a crime defined in state law as violent or involving domestic violence would be set free, officials said. Those required to register as sex offenders or who are assessed as being a high risk for violence would also be ineligible for early release.
The second group of prisoners who could be released would have no more than one year left to serve. The releases are aimed at reducing the populations at eight state prisons identified as higher risk for c****av***s t***smissions. The same eligibility rules as the first group of released prisoners would apply in these releases.
In all cases, prison officials said, priority will be given to those who are 30 or older. Prisoners under the age of 30 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/california-to-release-8000-prisoners-in-hopes-of-easing-c****av***s-crisis/ar-BB16AuXZ?ocid=sf&fbclid=IwAR0REUwPF9l5f-h4SWmTYqxZKz8o3PeggMWKyxHRH-O6oOxH_uK665dKLFY
Jul 14, 2020 21:25:09 #
Vietnam Vet wrote:
As many as 8,000 California prisoners could be rel... (show quote)
This will be a great chapter in the book written about the “American experiment “.
Jul 14, 2020 22:31:04 #
Vietnam Vet wrote:
As many as 8,000 California prisoners could be released ahead of schedule in an unprecedented attempt to stop the spread of C****-** inside state prisons, with more than half of the releases expected by the end of the month.
It's one thing to get the v***s, it quite another thing to die from it, but it's a good probability that some innocent people in California will die via the 8000 prisioners.
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