Health Care & Hospital Law,
Criminal
Mar. 25, 2020
Governor wary of releasing prisoners early because of coronavirus
Addressing the possibility of freeing convicts from prisons and jails to reduce overcrowding and the possibility of an outbreak, Gov. GavinNewsom said he did not want to overwhelm the post-release supervision system.
Back during a more innocent time — Feb. 26 of this year — Gov. Gavin Newsom stood in front of an audience of hundreds of probation officers and pledged he had their backs.
Speaking to the state on Monday night about his administration’s response to the coronavirus, he showed his commitment to those tasked with supervising released prisoners and expressed reservations about calls for mass releases. Addressing the possibility of free...
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