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Officials said the masks are intended to “reduce the amount of droplets expelled from a person’s cough or sneeze”
Highest priority was given to inmates who are being held at FCC Oakdale, a prison complex in Louisiana where five inmates have died
Officials are following the CDC’s guidance and the warden said he regularly checks on inmates and staff
Officials said inmates at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center have “worked tirelessly to produce large quantities of hand sanitizer”
The mask requirement will apply across the board, regardless of whether a facility has been touched by COVID-19
The complaint, which was filed by Lt. Mark Hasz, says COs at Lewis Prison were told they couldn’t bring in or wear their own PPE
Officers will be permitted to wear either the N95 respirator mask or surgical-type mask in prisons
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik said the state didn’t suspend inmate transfers quickly enough, a move correctional officers called for weeks ago
The directive, issued by Bureau of Prisons director Michael Carvajal, takes effect April 1 and will last for at least 14 days