Family of those incarcerated at CTF protest in front of jail over COVID safety

Some family members believe that the newly reported cases among the inmate population were caused by investigators who said they entered the prison to look into gang activity.

FRONT OF JAILS ANDPRISONS AROUND THESTATE..INCLUDING AT THECORRECTIONAL TRAININGFACILITY IN SOLEDAD..ACTION NEWS 8REPORTER CHRISTOPHERSALAS IS LIVE HERE WITHMORE ON THEPROTESTORS MESSAGE...WHERE THEY BELIEVETHE FIRST CASES OFCOVID-19 CAME FROM.THIS PAST WEEK THECORRECTIONAL TRAININGFACILITY GOT FOURPOSITIVE COVID 19 TESTRESULTS..SOME OF THE FAMILIESBELIEVE THOSE CASESCAME WHEN CTF WASINVESTIGATINGPOTENTIAL GANGACTIVITY..PROTESTORS SAY THESENEW REVELATIONS AREADDING URGENCY TOTHE SITUATION..NOW -- THECORRECTIONS FACILITYSAYS THEY DO NOTBELIEVE ANY INMATESCONTRACTED COVID-19AS A RESULT OF THATINVESTIGATION ..AND THE FACILITY ISNOW QUARANTININGTHREE HOUSING UNITS ANDLAUNCHING MASS INMATETESTING AS A RESULT OFTHE POSITIVE TESTRESULTS...ADDITIONALLY... 4 CTFEMPLOYEES HAVE TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS..AND NOW PROTESTORSFEAR THE VIRUS WILLSPREAD INSIDE THEFACILITY..AND ARE ASKING FORINMATES TO BERELEASED.DAWN MARIE 0435 17:23 "THEYNEED TO GO OVER THEIR SENTENCES,REVIEW THOSE WHO HAVE BEENREHABILITATED.ACCORDING TO CDCR, THEYREHABILITATE.

SO REVIEW THEIRCASES, REVIEW THEIR SENTENCES,AND LET THEM GO HOME."A COURT FILING SAYSTATE PRISONS COULDRELEASE MORE THAN17-THOUSANDINMATES....AS PRISONSTRY TO MAKE SPACE ASCORONAVIRUS CASES ANDDEATHS RISE.THIS A 70-PERCENTINCREASE OVER PREVIOUSPLANS.WHILE IT'S GONE WAYUP, THE C-D-C-RSECRETARY IS EXPECTEDBLOCK THOUSANDS OFRELEASES DUE TO LIFESENTENCES.STATE PRISONSRELEASED AROUND 35-HUNDRED INMATES INTHE FIRST ROUND OFRELEASES IN APRIL.THOSE INMATES WEREWITHIN 60 DAYS OFBEING RELEASED ANDWERE NOT SERVING TIMEFOR A VIOLENT CRIME.THE CENTRAL COASTAND THE REST OF TH