In the last couple of weeks, we’ve seen a few alarming headlines reporting on rapists and sex offenders released from prison early due to lenient criminal justice policies intended to curb the spread and casualty count of the novel coronavirus.
Obviously, that's not how those policies are supposed to work: these individuals should not have been released. But as long as it's done properly, with some common sense, the compassionate mass release of non-dangerous prisoners is a good idea — much better than consigning them to unfettered infection and potential death in cramped prisons.
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