California's over-crowded prisons lack resources to attend adequately to prisoner medical needs. Prop,. 57, which voters approved overwhelmingly, made sense — it's only humane to release nonviolent prisoners, especially those with urgent medical needs the state cannot meet.
David Lack had skin cancer when he was jailed. He suffered severe abdominal pain last month, resulting in his being sent to Natividad Medical Center. After an endoscopic procedure, he was informed of a malignant tumor which needed surgical removal. Despite this, a judge decided (no doubt influenced by the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office), that David needs to stay behind bars.
David has met all requirements under the law to be freed — he served his time. He poses no threat to the community, has been a model prisoner and is exactly the type of inmate that Prop. 57 intended to be released from over-loaded jails.