Inmate lawsuits blame California for spreading infections

This undated photo posted on social media and provided by the Ruiz Family shows Daniel Ruiz. The family of Ruiz, a 61-year-old California inmate who died of the coronavirus, sued state corrections officials Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The family blames a botched transfer of infected inmates to San Quentin State Prison that killed 28 inmates and a correctional officer in 2020. (Angel Ruiz Corona/Courtesy of Ruiz Family via AP)

FILE - In this July 9, 2020, file photo, a correctional officer closes the main gate at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. The family of a 61-year-old California inmate who died of the coronavirus sued state corrections officials Tuesday, March 16, 2021, blaming a botched transfer of infected inmates to San Quentin State Prison that killed 28 inmates and a correctional officer in 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)