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Pueblo County jail release inmates to combat COVID-19
jail release inmates
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- To combat the COVID-19 outbreak, the Pueblo County Jail has released more than a hundred inmates.
According to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, inmates are being released on personal recognizance bonds. In the span of two weeks, the Pueblo County Jail's inmate population dropped from 646 to 511.
The Sheriff's Office along with the Pueblo County District Attorney's office, the courts, and public defenders office worked together to release certain inmates on bond.
This was done in order to comply with social distancing guidelines in the jails set by Gov. Jared Polis and the County Sheriffs of Colorado during the COVID-19 outbreak.
According to Polis' guidelines, only ten inmates are allowed to be within an indoor or outdoor space at a time.
Statistically, the Pueblo County Jail is the most overcrowded jail in the state of Colorado. The jail's capacity is 509, and the jail's average daily population is 742. Twice in 2018, the jail had more than 800 inmates in the jail...
Pueblo County jail release inmates to combat COVID-19
jail release inmates
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- To combat the COVID-19 outbreak, the Pueblo County Jail has released more than a hundred inmates.
According to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, inmates are being released on personal recognizance bonds. In the span of two weeks, the Pueblo County Jail's inmate population dropped from 646 to 511.
The Sheriff's Office along with the Pueblo County District Attorney's office, the courts, and public defenders office worked together to release certain inmates on bond.
This was done in order to comply with social distancing guidelines in the jails set by Gov. Jared Polis and the County Sheriffs of Colorado during the COVID-19 outbreak.
According to Polis' guidelines, only ten inmates are allowed to be within an indoor or outdoor space at a time.
Statistically, the Pueblo County Jail is the most overcrowded jail in the state of Colorado. The jail's capacity is 509, and the jail's average daily population is 742. Twice in 2018, the jail had more than 800 inmates in the jail...