Nearly 1,000 inmates will be removed from San Quentin prison after its infection rate has gotten so bad it's been dubbed 'the Chernobyl of COVID'

San Quentin's coronavirus situation stemmed from a transfer of 121 inmates, who were considered highly vulnerable to COVID-19, from the California Institution for Men in Chino, on May 30, according to the Los Angeles Times.

OK, so transferring inmates was not a good idea?

Over three weeks, the prison went from having no cases to 499 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

A bad idea?

Since June 24, at least five of the inmates on death row have died from COVID-19, and by the end of June about a third of the prison's inmates — more than 1,300 inmates — were infected.

A really bad idea?

nearly 1,000 inmates will be released early or relocated

Seriously?

Note: I am not against the release of prisoners, I'm just against the release of prisoners from a hot spot without a 14 day individual quarantine, and then testing prior to release.