A man with a violent past is set for release from prison and the Yolo County District Attorney's Office is fighting back against the law that has opened the door to his freedom.

Howard Wilbanks, 70, is nine years into serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole at Solano State Prison.

Howard Wilbanks CDCR

However, on Friday in Yolo County court, Wilbanks was granted release under California's compassionate release law following a petition by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).

A CDCR medical report, obtained through court documents, outlines that he is suffering from terminal metastatic lung cancer that has spread to his bones.

According to the CDCR, Wilbanks is wheelchair bound and recently underwent surgery to "release cancer pressure

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