Health Care & Hospital Law,
Government,
Criminal
Mar. 16, 2020
Groups ask governor to release prisoners to combat virus
A coalition of more than 20 California organizations sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday imploring him to release prisoners who are medically fragile or over 60 to combat the spread of the coronavirus in state prisons and surrounding communities.




A coalition of more than 20 California organizations sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday imploring him to release prisoners who are medically fragile or over 60 to combat the spread of the coronavirus in state prisons and surrounding communities.
"At this time, with the coronavirus threatening the health and lives of untold numbers of people under your care and control, a current prison sentence in California could turn into ...
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