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May 26, 2020
 
 
 
 
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Opinion: Emptying Jails Is a Dangerous Fantasy
New York Daily News
Groups of zealots have argued that the coronavirus pandemic should lead all New Yorkers to eagerly embrace a drastic reduction in the jail and prison population. While it is unsurprising that these so-called advocates would seize on our current health crisis to advance their own agenda, it is the dangerous fantasy of their demands that should trouble us most.
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CALIFORNIA
 
 
California's Prisons and Jails Have Emptied Thousands Into a World Changed by Coronavirus
Los Angeles Times via Herald-Mail
In short order, the coronavirus pandemic has ushered in a sweeping and historic emptying of California’s overcrowded prisons and jails, as officials have dramatically lowered the number of people held in custody to avert deadly outbreaks.State data show California’s prisons have released about 3,500 inmates while the daily jail population across 58 counties is down by 20,000 from late February.
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LA Sheriff Will Defy Subpoena From Oversight Commission on Jail Conditions
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva plans to defy a subpoena from a civilian oversight board to testify about coronavirus in the jails, escalating a battle with county officials and testing a system designed to keep his powers in check.Villanueva said he would not attend the virtual Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission meeting, instead sending Asst. Sheriff Bruce Chase to discuss the jail issues.
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NEW MEXICO
 
 
New Mexico Counties Fight to Keep Drugs Out of Jails
The Associated Press via The Ridgefield Press
Ashley N. Fernandez approached the nondescript door on the back of the courthouse early in the morning. She moved quickly, and everything went as planned. She hurried back to a car parked on Morrison Street and drove away, headed toward National Avenue.The transport van arrived hours later. Carrying inmates from the San Miguel County Detention Center, it pulled up to the door at the back of the courthouse.
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NEW YORK
 
 
Police Charge Man With Rape, Other Charges
Watertown Daily Times
A 56-year-old Massena (New York) man faces several charges following the alleged rape of a 62-year-old female.The Massena Police Department arrested Jamie W. Pruner and charged him with two felony counts of first-degree rape-forcible compulsion, two felony counts of first-degree sexual abuse-forcible compulsion, one felony count of first-degree unlawful imprisonment and one misdemeanor count of harassment.
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OKLAHOMA
 
 
New Oklahoma Law Reclassifies Some Domestic Abuse Charges as Violent Crimes
Courthouse News
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law a reclassification of several domestic abuse charges as violent crimes, even though an unrelated criminal justice reform ballot measure threatens to mitigate its effects.Stitt signed House Bill 3251, which expands the definition of a violent crime to include “domestic abuse by strangulation, domestic assault with a dangerous weapon, domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, or domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon.”
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TEXAS
 
 
Houston Police Chief Says City is Experiencing 'Unprecedented Violence' During Coronavirus Pandemic
KHOU-TV
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said Houston is experiencing “unprecedented violence.”Chief Acevedo partly blamed the coronavirus pandemic for pushing violent suspects over the edge, during a press conference following a day-long murderous shooting rampage in northeast Houston.Three women were already shot in their home before the sun rose Wednesday morning.
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Police Union Voices Outrage After Recently Released Criminal Fatally Stabs 80-Year-Old
KRIV-TV
A Texas career criminal who was recently released from jail despite being arrested nearly 70 times is accused of fatally stabbing an 80-year-old woman out shopping, police said.The suspect, 38-year-old Randy Lewis, was shot and killed by a responding officer who was flagged down by witnesses at the scene. Police said the man was armed with a 6-inch blade.
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UTAH
 
 
Utah Supreme Court Dismisses ACLU's Coronavirus Lawsuit Targeted at County Jails
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Utah Supreme Court has tossed a lawsuit that challenged how Utah’s jails and prisons were responding to the pandemic.The high court did not address any of the allegations made in the lawsuit, but instead ruled that the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah and two other groups did not have proper legal standing to bring the lawsuit to court.
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