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Coronavirus Cases Surge at San Quentin Prison

Coronavirus Cases Surge at San Quentin Prison

KQED's Forum vor 6 Jahren

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San Quentin is home to a growing number of coronavirus cases
following a botched transfer of inmates from a men's prison in
Chino, which was previously reported as having the deadliest
outbreak in California's prisons. San Quentin now has 337 cases of
coronavirus as of Monday evening -- a jump from zero reported
cases prior to the transfer in late May. To lawmakers and prisoner
advocates, the outbreak at San Quentin was entirely preventable and
the result of poor planning by the California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation. The department says while some
inmates tested positive upon arrival to San Quentin, they had been
tested and medically evaluated prior to the transfer. We'll discuss
the latest news.