Former Stanford student Brock Turner was released from jail Friday.
Turner served three months of a six month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in January 2015. The case set off a national outcry, with many arguing that the six month sentence was too lenient.
Here & Now‘s Robin Young gets an update from KQED’s Beth Willon.
Beth Willon, senior news editor and reporter for KQED. She tweets @bethwillon.
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