California to release 3,500 non-violent inmates


Less people than normal are seen along the Venice Beach Promenade on March 20, a day after Los Angeles County announced a near-lockdown. – AFP pic, April 1, 2020.

THE prison system in the largest US state of California plans to release about 3,500 non-violent inmates early to help mitigate the spread of the Covid-19 illness, officials said.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) said the first group of inmates released will be those with less than 30 days to serve, followed by those with fewer than 60 days of their sentences left.


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