Virus Outbreak California Prisons

FILE - In this July 27, 2020, file photo, a California Highway Patrol officer inspects a chained protester who was part of a group calling for mass prison inmate releases outside of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's mansion in Fair Oaks, Calif. California state prison officials now say as many as 17,600 inmates may be released due to the coronavirus, 70% more than previously estimated and a total that victims and police say includes dangerous criminals who should stay locked up. (Daniel Kim/The Sacramento Bee via AP, File)