Newsom Orders Release of 8,000 Inmates from State Prisons

Governor Newsom announced Friday that the state will release 8,000
people incarcerated in the state's prison system, including 700 in
high-risk prisons like San Quentin and Folsom. The move came as Bay
Area lawmakers and activists called on Governor Newsom to step in
to reduce the prison population at San Quentin, where there have
been more than 1300 cases of coronavirus and  at least seven
COVID-related deaths.  We’ll get the latest on the situation.