Bruce Western, Professor of Sociology, Director of the Justice Lab, and Chair of the Sociology Department published an article in the Sacramento Bee.
A California Court of Appeals recently ordered the San Quentin State Prison to halve its inmate population by transferring or releasing people like the petitioner in the case, Ivan Von Staich — a 64-year-old incarcerated man with respiratory problems who tested positive for COVID-19 after sharing a cell so small that he could touch the walls with his hands.