Coronavirus: Texas man's execution postponed as LA releases 600 inmates to prevent infections

Coronavirus: Texas man's execution postponed as LA releases 600 inmates to prevent infectionsA Texas death row inmate has had his execution postponed for 60 days by an appeals court that found that simply carrying out his sentence could itself risk spreading the coronavirus.The decision comes as the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it had released some 600 prisoners to help keep the virus from sweeping through its jails, and that it would limit the number of people arrested for minor offences.




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