Motions to release jailed federal prisoners for “compassionate” reasons jumped 900% during the early days of the coronavirus crisis, according to a new report from the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

At the outset of the crisis, reports were rampant that inmates and jailers were being infected at alarming rates, and efforts were made to thin out jails and send some inmates home.

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