Government,
Criminal
Apr. 16, 2020
Most virus-related prison releases are young inmates, convicted of crimes against persons or property
Of the 3,496 inmates released on expedited parole, more than 2,000 are between the ages of 25 and 39, while only 107 are 60 and over, while calls for early releases by prisoner advocates had said aged and sickly inmates needed to be freed to protect them from the coronavirus.
Of the nearly 3,500 inmates released on expedited parole this week, most are between the ages of 25 and 39, and almost 1,000 have committed crimes against persons, according to recent data provided by the prisons department.
The inmates being granted expedited release are those who had at most 60 days left on their sentences as of March 18 and were classified as “nonviolent and non-sex registrants,” as defined by the department foll...
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