Releasing Prisoners (TOPIC) - How is this help the CORONA situation, or anything, what is their logic behind this?

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There seems to be a growing trend now worldwide where prisoners are being released due to the corona virus. Is there and explanation for why this is supposed to help?

Can't this be stopped?

This seems illegal at many levels.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-prisons/german-state-to-release-some-1000-prisoners-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C1QV

https://www.chron.com/local/komo/article/King-County-preparing-to-release-hundreds-of-15155889.php

https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/03/nyc-to-release-more-than-1000-prison-inmates-due-to-coronavirus-concerns.html

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bill-cosby-lawyers-aiming-to-secure-prison-release-over-coronavirus-concerns

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/coronavirus-more-than-300-inmates-released-from-montgomery-county-jail/ar-BB11Hac9

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https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/aclu-calls-for-releasing-inmates-so-nc-prisons-don-t-become-virus-breeding-grounds/19022478/

https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/03/25/massachusetts-prisoners-covid-19-coronavirus

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cook-county-officials-seek-to-release-vulnerable-inmates-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/2243700/

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