Depends what they're in for. Lots of guys serving time for having a bag of drugs in their pocket. No stealing, no violence, no dealing, just possession of drugs for personal use. I don't consider that a crime. Lots of people in the system for that who never should have been, corona or not.
Technically, that's a "go away, gubment" stance, yet the right wing seems to favor strong government intervention when it comes to drugs. I never got that. Leave a man to his liberty unless there's a very compelling reason not to.