COVID-19 is not a 'get out of jail' free card: B.C. officials

By Graeme Wood
B.C.’s justice system has reduced its inmate population by nearly one third over the past two months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

B.C.’s justice system has reduced its inmate population by nearly one third over the past two months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but judges and criminal law experts say the virus is no so-called “get out of jail card.” The province’s overall inmate count—not including federal prisoners—stood at 1,510, down from 2,184 on March 15, BC Corrections reported, in a May 11 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General bulletin.…

• Whistler News

May 20, 2020

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