No decisions have been made and steps moving forward will be decided by the governor next week.
Of concern is the prison situation.
Governor kate brown is considering releasing some inmates*early to slow the spread of the virus in our prisons but for some people....that can be difficult and alarming to hear.
Kezi 9 news reporter emma jerome explains how one survivor of child sex abuse is afraid*her abuser is about to walk free.
And we do want to warn you this story might be upsetting to some...but this woman was adamint she wants her message heard.
Richard gagnon " non violent offenders -- i think absolutely that should be considered" the question of who should be released early - as talked about as if they should be released at all governor kate brown says to keep all oregonians safe she is considering releasing inmates from state prisons under certain conditions.
The aclu urging swift action before it is too late "congregate living just like we have in oregon's prisons are a recipe for a disaster right now and it's time for us to take steps to avoid that disaster" emma jerome: "governor brown said she does not think this will stray away from a case by case basis.
What this means is there are some considerations being talked about to decide who is eligible for this early release" betty bernt phoner no lower: "the department of corrections doesn't have release authority we kind of put people in different categories... they're vulnerable or they're over a certain age or if you've done most of your sentence" the d-o-c says it made a list of over 32 hundred inmates who may be eligible those names will cross the governor's desk monday.
"it's my justice and it's taken away" trinity landry is a survivor of child sex abuse.
Trinity landry "every day he's in there means everything to me because that is what i fought for" the man who assaulted her is set to be released in december 2021, but landry fears he could walk early tl "because he's over 60 and has a compromised immune system" as for how we are doing to slow the spread in prisons?
"i don't think we're doing enough and i think we need to do more before it's too late" no decisions have been made and steps moving forward will be decided by the governor next week.
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With some of Minnesota's positive COVID-19 cases in the prison system, the state could release some inmates early to keep others..