Court Orders Immediate Release Or Transfer 1,700 San Quentin Prison Inmates Over Virus Outbreak
Court Orders Immediate Release Or Transfer 1,700 San Quentin Prison Inmates Over Virus Outbreak

A state appeals court ordered San Quentin State Prison to immediately cut its inmate population by half Tuesday, which would require transferring or releasing about 1,700 inmates, citing the state’s inability to manage a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the prison.