Serial killer, respected guard and many others killed by COVID-19 surge in California prisons [Los Angeles Times :: BC-CORONAVIRUS-CALIF-PRISONS:LA]
Despite repeated assurances that corrections officials have made progress in controlling spread of the coronavirus, California prisons are in the midst of a deadly surge.
At least 46 inmates have died from COVID-19 since Dec. 25, along with two staff members. They include one of America’s most prolific serial killers, Samuel Little, and Officer George Solis, a husband and father of two who died on Christmas Day.
“The prison system is not doing their part to keep them safe,” said Terressa Johnson, whose sister is an inmate at the women’s facility in Chowchilla, where there are more than 300 active cases. “In the last six months, it’s gotten worse.”
LOS ANGELES, CA SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 - Convicted serial killer Samuel Little, 74, reads his statement to the court during his hearing today September 25, 2015 as he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killings of three women in the Los Angeles area in the 1980s. Prosecutor Beth Silverman called Samuel Little a ``remorseless, vicious serial killer and said the evidence presented at his trial ``established that he derived sexual gratification from the act of strangling and murdering his victims. Prosecutors opted not to seek the death penalty for Little. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Serial killer, respected guard and many others killed by Covid-19 surge in California prisons