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Collected Item: “Texas Governor Signs Executive Order to Stop Early Release from Prisons/Jails Due to Covid”

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Texas Governor Signs Executive Order to Stop Early Release from Prisons/Jails Due to Covid

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State Government Document

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In an effort to slow the spread of covid-19 inside of US prisons and jails some inmates have been release early or sent home, on house arrest. As discussions were happening across the country regarding this idea Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, signed an executive order to stop early release from the states correctional facilities.

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prison, jail, early release, incarceration, Texas, governor, Greg Abbott

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https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA-13_jails_and_bail_for_COVID-19_IMAGE_03-29-2020.pdf

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State of Texas

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2020-03-29
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