I knew that prisoners were being released so they could vote Democrat in the November elections escape the ravages of the COVID-19 Chinese virus but this number is really shocking. From BigLeague Politics
One Third Of Jail Inmates Nationwide Set Free in Unprecedented Coronavirus Jailbreak
A new study reveals that almost a third of county jail inmates have been set free from the facilities during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Prison Policy Initiative study has determined that 32% of inmates at county jails have been set free.
“In the last two months, local governments across the U.S. have drastically reduced their jail populations to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The typical jail has reduced its population by more than 30%.”
Many jails have released up to half of their inmates, with facilities in Oregon, Arkansas and New Jersey releasing between 57% and 63% of their jail inmates.
What is interesting is that the Prison Policy Initiative is at heart, a prisoner's rights website and for them to publish numbers like this shows that they really have a lot of people being released. The report is here: While jails drastically cut populations, state prisons have released almost no one and is focused on the fact that State Prisons have not released many prisoners (about 5%) while the local and county jails have flung open their doors. Kudos to the State wardens for maintaining cooler heads than their municipal and county brethren.
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