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The California Governor granted clemency to 21 prisoners as the Covid-19 outbreaks have continued to infect thousands behind bars in a mounting public health crisis. Gavin Newsom, who has faced mounting pressure to release people en masse from state jails, announced Friday that he is granting commutes to 21 people, …

ORPrisons and prisons must move quickly to free elderly and medically vulnerable remand prisoners or face a major humanitarian crisis as the coronavirus ravages custody institutions across the country, Democratic Congresswoman Rashida warns today. Tlaib. In an interview with The Guardian, the US representative for Michigan’s 13th congressional district covering …