Abolish Prisons

California: 8,000 More Prisoners Set for Early Release, Supposedly Due to COVID-19

8,000 inmates could be eligible for release, in addition 10,000 that have already been released . Christine Ward of Crime Victims Alliance says, “We believe that COVID-19 has presented this administration with a perfect storm to use in efforts to empty out California State Prisons and close prisons.”

Police: Man Murdered 7-Year-Old Girl Three Hours After Release from Jail

Forest City Police Department officials said that Shaquille Marshon Francis allegedly murdered the girl just three hours after he had been released from jail. Earlier in the day, he was arrested and booked for allegedly pointing a gun at someone, and he was released hours later, enabling him to kill the little girl.