California prisons to begin accepting inmates as coronavirus deaths mount in Chino

After a two-month hold on the intake of new inmates amid the coronavirus pandemic, California’s prisons are expected to resume processing next week. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will begin accepting prisoners May 26 for the first time since Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended their intake in March. “We are targeting May 26 to resume county jail intake; however, this will …