Coronavirus (COVID-19)

In December 2019, the CDC began monitoring an infectious disease outbreak caused by a new coronavirus strain first identified in Wuhan, China. On February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease: COVID-19, which was officially named a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

The first case in the United States was announced on January 21, 2020, in the state of Washington. The first fatality in the United States was announced on February 28, 2020. Find COVID-19 breaking news, what corrections officers and staff need to know about the novel coronavirus, and tips for public safety leaders in how to prepare for and educate the public on the coronavirus here on Corrections1.

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Calif. governor seeks pause of prison vax mandates, warning of staff departures

In Washington, 4.5% of the prison workforce quit over the mandate; the same would be catastrophic in California, CDCR says

COVID vaccine waivers were given to some Mass. COs, then they were told it was ‘in error’

As of Wednesday, about 58 unvaccinated correction officers had been suspended without pay
NYC CO union chief gets COVID-19 shot as vaccine mandate looms

Benny Boscio joins the city's two other correction union presidents in getting the jab
Alaska governor welcomes COs, cops fired due to vax mandates

"Alaska's law enforcement community invites you to consider the 49th state where we back the blue," Gov. Mike Dunleavy said

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Fla. county jail on lockdown after COVID outbreak
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Currently, 26 inmates have tested positive; the facility is on lockdown until June 6
Prosecutors: Woman serving life led $2M unemployment fraud scheme
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The fraud ring used stolen identities to collect COVID-related unemployment benefits
Vaccine mandate struck down as cases climb in Calif. prisons
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The court sided with CDCR over a federal healthcare receiver who had initiated the vaccine directive
Appeals court tosses vaccine mandate for California COs
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People who work in healthcare settings at prisons will still have to comply with a separate mandate
Fallout: The stress of 'working short' in corrections
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We may not be able to resolve all the root causes of staff shortages in corrections, but there are steps that can help alleviate the problem
Ark. jail, doctor: Ivermectin lawsuit should be dismissed
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The inmates, who sued saying they were given ivermectin unknowingly to treat their COVID-19, are no longer being held in the county facility
Wis. governor announces $3-per-hour pay raise for COs
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More than 5,000 employees received the temporary pay increase that went into effect Sunday
Pa. inmates charged with causing riot protesting COVID-19 protocols
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"Now is the time to riot, they are trying to kill us in here with COVID in here," one of the inmates allegedly said
Calif. woman could get 20 years for stimulus fraud plot with son, a death row inmate
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The woman's son coordinated with another person to email her a spreadsheet containing the personal information of 9,043 people
N.J. governor extends vaccine mandate deadline for COs
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Corrections officers must be fully vaccinated by May 11 or within three weeks of becoming eligible for a booster shot
COVID-19 vax requirement ends for Ore. state employees, including COs
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Gov. Kate Brown will rescind an order that has required nearly 40,000 state employees to be vaccinated
CDCR begins accepting inmates after pausing because of COVID-19 uptick in prisons
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Local law enforcement officials say it could take months to address the backlog of hundreds of jail inmates in need of transfer
COVID-19: Corrections deaths
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Tracking the coronavirus-related deaths of U.S. corrections officers and personnel
Calif. county correctional lieutenant dies from COVID-19 complications
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Lt. Steve Taylor died on Thursday in what the department describes as a line-of-duty death
COVID aid to protect Montana prisons and jails sits unused
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States were authorized in August to start spending the money, a CDC spokesperson said
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