Release program kron fours dan kerman joins us now live from San Francisco and dan as we understand it as many as 8,000 current inmates could be released by the end of august is that true. Thats right that is 1000 before the end of august now up to now weve seen about 10,000 inmates, according to state officials released this would be another 8,000 added to it and it would happen in less than 2 months. Of the more than 2300 current state Prison Inmates that are positive with covid19 more than half are at san quentin with more than 30 inmate deaths statewide so far the governor has announced plans to speed up the Early Release program and thin out the prison population. Under a new plan 8,000 debates could be eligible for release by the end of august with 4800 of those eligible before the end of this month and prison Officials Say no members of that group are violent or serious offenders are prisons are only supposed to hold 89,000 people. And they hold upwards of a 110,019 1000 people
News at 6. Now at 6 with the rapid spread of the deadly coronavirus and mounting pressure to protect california inmates from covid19 governor Gavin Newsome announces thousands of inmates could soon be freed from prison. Good evening. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 6 im Justine Waldman now with covid19 racing through the state prison system. Governor newsom is taking additional action to slow the virus is spread by thinning out the prison population through an Early Release program kron fours dan kerman is live for us now and dan as we understand it has many of these inmates almost a 1000 of them could be released by the end of august. Thats right 8,000 by the end of august so far the prison population has already been reduced by about 10,000 add another to that and thats going to happen in less than 2 months. Of the more than 2300 current state Prison Inmates that are positive with covid19. More than half are at san quentin with more than 30 inmate deaths state
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It has been several year, before the subcommittee since the last Public Health agency. And to be made aware of this issue that is very troubling and that is and then to immediately remove the coronavirus posters that it has been ordered by the administration to take down coronavirus posters from courtrooms and waiting areas. The executive office for grimmigration review mandated the coronavirus posters in english and spanish on how not to spread the virus had to be removed immediately. I just want to say that whatever your point of view on the issue that we face in this nation whatever your personal views are or ideology is, that week not with this Public Health crisis play fast and loose with peoples health. No matter what we believe have a moral responsibility to make sure everyone is protected. It just came to my attention. Doctor we welcome you to have you and your colleagues here in the associate Deputy Director for surveillance. And the chief Strategy Officer and chief operating