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The bus was carrying 23 seventh graders, ages 12 and 13, and three teachers in addition to the driver, said Pawel Klimek, police spokesman in the town of Tarnow.

Bass weighs more than 300 pounds and has hypertension, conditions that pose a risk if he gets COVID-19 at a federal prison in McKean County, Pennsylvania, Tarnow said.

District Judge Arthur Tarnow acknowledged Bass’ “horrific” crimes but released him on Jan. 22, saying he deserved a “well-earned second chance” after getting an education in prison, becoming a certified life coach and other factors.

Tarnow “ignored Bass’ involvement of five of his siblings in his criminal operation, one of whom he caused to be killed, which should have significantly altered the District Court’s calculus,” judges Ronald Gilman and John Nalbandian wrote Friday night.

In dissent, Judge Jane Branstetter Stranch said the appeals court must trust Tarnow’s discretion.