How will the release of prisoners due to coronavirus impact public safety?
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By Jason Rantz Show
April 6, 2020 at 3:48 pm
Prisoners across the state are being released and suspects are not being booked all over concerns about the coronavirus spreading within our prisons. But how bad is it now?
Mill Creek Councilmember Vincent Cavaleri joined the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH to discuss Snohomish County releasing criminals. Cavaleri is a member of Snohomish County Sheriff’s Department, but is not speaking on their behalf.
“I don’t think any of us anticipated the mass releases and the level of these folks being released back into the community. That is one of those things that I hope doesn’t come back to haunt us. But I have a feeling it will,†he said.
“We’ve reduced the jail population by about 50 percent thus far.â€https://mynorthwest.com/1804417/coronavirus-prisoners-snohomish/Goes on to say even upper level offenders are being released.
I'm so thankful today for AG Barr and the Trump Administration.