Advocates are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to release inmates from the state prison amid a COVID-19 outbreak.
On Tuesday, state legislators and other officials, including San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and state Sen. Scott Wiener , called for Newsom to release “medically vulnerable” and aging inmates from San Quentin, as well as those “deemed a low risk to public safety.” They also urged the governor to “dramatically reduce” prison populations across the state to less than half of current capacity.so far, and 29 inmates have died.
The state prison system has released 3,500 incarcerated people through “expedited” parole processes since March, per the corrections department. At San Quentin, the department has said it isto reduce the spread of the coronavirus, including having staffers’ temperatures checked before entering and reducing the number of people in common areas.
California overall has seen a steady increase in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, with more than 277,000 confirmed cases andas of Monday. The state has hit a seven-day average of 7,800 new cases per day, and hospitalization rates have increased by 50% over the last two weeks, per the governor. After being one of the earliest states to shut down businesses and direct residents to shelter in place, California began reopening in May. But it has since had to walk back reopenings in several areas as new cases ballooned.
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