Thousands of inmates given the chance to serve their sentence at home because of COVID-19 might go back to prison cells

Thousands of inmates given the chance to serve their sentence at home because of COVID-19 might go back to prison cells
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© AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File
In this Aug. 16, 2016, file photo, general population inmates walk in a line at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File
Thousands of people imprisoned for low-level crimes have been serving their sentences at home because of the pandemic.
Because of a lingering legal opinion made under the outgoing Trump administration, these people might have to return to prison.
The Biden administration has yet to address the legal opinion.

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