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March 20, 2020

Still more reports of growing numbers of prisoners and staffers testing positive for COVID-19

In this post yesterday, while noting that criminal justice and public health experts have known for some time now that the coronavirus epidemic would made its way to prisons and jails, I flagged some early reports of prisoners and prison staffers testing positive for COVID-19 in multiple states and around the world.  A day later, unsurprisingly, I have noticed many more reports of positive tests all over the US map, and I am sure this is NOT a comprehensive list:

Federal: "First ICE Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus"

Alabama: "Alabama Department of Corrections employee tests positive for coronavirus"

California: "First Two Coronavirus Cases Confirmed at California Prisons"

Indiana: "Hancock County jail staff member tests positive for COVID-19"

Michigan: "Second Michigan Department of Corrections employee tests positive for coronavirus"

Pennsylvania: "Delaware County prison employee tests positive for coronavirus"

Washington: "Port Orchard jail officer tested positive for COVID-19 virus, Kitsap Sheriff’s Office says"

Wisconsin: "Inmates quarantined, prison medical workers sent home after doctor tests positive for coronavirus"

March 20, 2020 at 02:58 PM | Permalink

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