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Coronavirus: San Quentin Could Lose 1,100 Inmates 10-21-20 17:25 DC

A California appeals court has ordered state corrections officials to cut the population of San Quentin prison to less than half of its designed capacity.

San Quentin was the site of one of America’s worst coronavirus outbreaks, with 28 inmate deaths and 2,200 infections at its peak, representing about 75% of the inmate population. Nearly 300 employees were also sickened and one died.

The court cited what is described as prison officials’ “deliberate indifference” to the plight of inmates during the coronavirus pandemic.

State prison officials said Wednesday that they are deciding whether to appeal the order, which otherwise will force them to parole or transfer about 1,100 inmates serving time in San Quentin State Prison north of San Francisco.

 

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