Attorney general and Republican nominee for governor, Daniel Cameron, is criticizing his Democratic opponent and the incumbent following the release of a new report in 2020 during the height of the COVID 19 pandemic.

Advocacy groups encouraged Governor Beshear to help crowded jails by releasing some offenders early.

Bashir ultimately released more than 1600 inmates who were convicted of nonviolent crimes, who were either classified as medically fragile or had less than six months to serve.

Cameron is now citing a report by the state courts that shows nearly 70% of the inmates released were arrested on new charges.

Some of the charges include assault and homicide.

This is not something we are happy to talk about.

Each one of these crimes is a heinous act with victims whose lives have been changed forever.

The report, prepared by the Administrative Office of the Courts, only represents charges, not convictions.

And many of the individuals were arrested more than six months after their early release, meaning they would have likely been out of jail when the alleged new crime happened, regardless of any action taken by Governor Beshear.