COVID Prison Release

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.”

The murder occurred 30 days after he was he had been freed from prison due to a state executive order to reduce the prison population during the public health crisis. He was serving a seven-year sentence for robbery when he was released.