11/16/2023 0 Comments 30 day lockdown californiaGovernor executive orders and commutations More than 2,000 people were released on Wednesday, November 4th from state prisons, and an estimated 1,000 more people were released in the following weeks and months. The New Jersey legislature passed a bill ( S2519) on October 19th, signed shortly after by Governor Phil Murphy, that allowed for people with less than a year left on their sentences to be released up to eight months early.So far, we are aware of these state officials taking steps to reduce the prison population in the face of the pandemic: State legislation The result? As of December 2020, 19 state prison systems were still at 90% capacity or higher.Īnd yet state prisons are filled with people with preexisting medical conditions that put them a heightened risk for complications from COVID-19. ![]() And shockingly, most parole boards granted fewer paroles during 2020 than 2019. Almost 2 years later, it’s still true: We found that the moderate drops in prison populations in 2020 were the result of fewer admissions, not more releases. We reported early in the pandemic that prisons were releasing almost no one. And check out our main COVID-19 page for our research and analysis on the virus behind bars. Read on for our curated list of the most significant criminal justice policy responses during the pandemic. And some policy changes made during the pandemic - like eliminating cruel copays for incarcerated people - are ones we should demand be extended permanently. ![]() However, some individual state and local policymakers have recognized the urgency of the situation, and taken actions that show how we can release a large number of people from prison - a necessary step to ending mass incarceration. The big picture that this policy tracker reveals is grim: Lawmakers have failed to reduce prison and jail populations enough to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, causing incarcerated people to get sick and die at a rate unparalleled in the general public. COVID-19 Behind Bars See our research and reports
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