Certain inmates awaiting trial in Los Angeles County are set to be released to help curb the spread of coronavirus, COVID-19, officials said Wednesday.
Presiding Judge Kevin Brazile announced an expedited court process to release an agreed-upon list of pretrial inmates being held in jail before trial in an effort to help “flatten the curve” of the coronavirus, according to the court system.
Based upon the justice partners’ best effort to balance the public health needs of the jail population and the public safety needs of the community, they have created a stipulated list of persons to be released by the court, according to officials.
“The prosecution and defense are set to bring a joint motion to the court for an order to release the inmates on the stipulated list,” court officials said.
The agreed-upon people are not to be brought to court for a hearing. Instead, the release is set to be effective upon review and execution of multiple orders by the supervising judge of criminal, Sam Ohta.
The list of people subject to release was vetted and agreed upon by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office; Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office; Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender’s Office and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The parties collaborated and reached a stipulated agreement on an efficient process for the release of pretrial defendants, according to officials.
“The parties reached the agreement after receiving a COVID-19-related advisory recommendation on criminal procedures issued by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye on March 20, 2020,” court officials said.
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I don’t see how this is going to help with the C-Virus. Sounds like a really stupid idea to me!
Why would it be a stupid idea?
More criminal coddling!! Gascon will be proud—He’s an author of Prop. 47 & 57 and AB 109 (again by Liberals) which lets filthy criminals out of jail early & reduces felonies to misdemeanors!!
Now the thugs will be released into society with their AIDS/Hepatitis & Corona virus, etc.—Great idea