No inmates have been released under the law, state officials said.

That is 5 percent higher than among inmates released in 1983.

This year, some 600,000 inmates will be released from prison back into society.

More than 100,000 inmates are released from California's prisons each year.

Three guards dead, all the inmates released into the general population.

But with 750,000 inmates released annually, the need is huge.

But many inmates are either released or transferred to another jail within that time.

After 14 hours of confinement, the inmates were released from the cell.

About 15,000 inmates are released each year, he said.

Nevertheless, older inmates should be released if properly prepared for life on the outside.