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Supervisors urge state action to cut San Quentin population, add free testing and PPE after outbreak
Summary
By unanimous vote the board called on state officials to reduce San Quentin State Prison population and provide free COVID-19 testing and PPE after a rapid outbreak that left hundreds of inmates and staff infected and several hospitalized.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution on July 7 urging Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and San Quentin officials to take immediate steps to reduce the prison population and provide free coronavirus testing and personal protective equipment to incarcerated people and staff.
Supervisor Preston, who introduced the resolution, described a rapidly worsening outbreak at San Quentin: "As of…
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