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California Supreme Court: Reducing incarcerated population by half at San Quentin put on hold
By Lisa Fernandez
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SAN QUENTIN, Calif. - A court order to reduce the incarcerated population at San Quentin by half has been put on hold.
The California Supreme Court on Dec. 23 decided to send the First Court of Appeals decision, known as the Von Staich case, back to a lower court, meaning the October order to reduce the population by about 1,000 people is now vacated until further notice.
In that October decision, the appellate court justices said the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s handling of a coronavirus outbreak at San Quentin amounted to deliberate indifference and ordered the inmate population to be reduced to no more than 1,775 people.