DA's office to notify crime victims of early prisoner release

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County District Attorney's Office Tuesday, Aug. 18 announced the creation of a team that will notify local crime victims when prisoners connected to their cases are being released from custody as part of a statewide effort to reduce the prison population amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thousands of inmates have been released early and thousands more could be eligible for impending release as part of efforts to improve quarantine measures within California's prisons, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Expedited release criteria...