Court Orders Immediate Release Or Transfer 1,700 San Quentin Prison Inmates Over COVID Outbreak
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A state appeals court ordered San Quentin State Prison on Tuesday to immediately cut its inmate population by half, which would require transferring or releasing about 1,700 inmates, citing the state’s inability to manage a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the prison.
The First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco ruled that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and San Quentin Prison Acting Warden Ron Broomfield “have acted with deliberate indifference and relief is warranted,” the court opinion stated.
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/10/20/court-orders-release-transfer-1700-san-quentin-prison-inmates-covid-outbreak/
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