Many protest over Turner’s jail time

Former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner is scheduled for release from jail in California on Friday after serving three months of a six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. The case drew national attention after the woman's wrenching victim-impact statement went viral. The brevity of Turner's sentence triggered outrage against the judge and controversy over how the justice system treats sexual assault survivors. Many who are upset are expected to hold a rally outside of the jail where4 Turner is being held and released. While Turner's jail sentence will be finished, he must still complete three years of probation period as a sex offender when he returns to Ohio (where he is from). He will enter a sex offender management program for at least one year or as long as three.

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