Prisons in US release inmates to stop spread of coronavirus
Us prisons and jails nationwide are releasing non-violent inmates to stem the spread of novel coronavirus following a slew of confirmed cases in the prison system.
Prisons in California, Illinois and Ohio have released hundreds of inmates early. Officials in other states including Utah, and in New York are set to follow suit.
The country has at least 2.3 million inmates in federal, and state prisons and local jails. There are at least 175,000 federal inmates serving sentences in Bureau of Prisons facilities.
