Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has profoundly impacted correctional facilities, requiring significant adaptations to protect the health of inmates, staff, and visitors. This section offers articles that examine the response to the COVID-19 pandemic within correctional systems, including containment strategies, vaccination efforts, and the long-term implications for prison health care. Understanding the effects of COVID-19 on correctional operations is essential for professionals navigating this ongoing public health challenge. For related information, explore resources on Correctional Healthcare.
Beyond those terminations, 40 DOC employees resigned since the mandate began and another 75 retired
COVID-19 put the spotlight on officer recruitment, retention and wellness. The good news is, we have solutions to these issues
Attorney General Merrick Garland’s announcement comes after months of pressure on the Biden administration
Senior Correctional Police Officer Maria Gibbs, a married mother of two who was in her 40s, died of kidney failure
Nearly 300 Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office personnel have been receiving time-and-a-half for the last two weeks
The union filed complaints after COs were required to wear masks for two, 12-hour shifts in a row despite “an ample supply of surgical masks in the county’s stockpile”
Advocates said the dramatic incidents underscored their call for youths to be released to their homes
Lawyers argued the ruling was “absurd,” because it prioritized the needs of inmates over front line workers
FDNY chief medical director Dr. David Prezant clarifies the difference between the two test types and what results mean for immunity
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Not all COVID-19 antibody tests are created equal – an important point to consider when determining who is best serving on the front lines
“Our corrections officers and patrol deputies have not missed a beat except to be exposed and do extra things to deter this virus,” Sheriff Jonathon Horton said
“Prisons, nursing homes, anyplace where we have Ohioans gathered together in close quarters, we’re very, very concerned about them,” Gov. Mike DeWine said
Keith Goodman, 52, died at a hospital after being removed from life support
Sheila Rivera worked at the Residential Treatment Unit; an autopsy will discover if Antoine Stewart died from COVID-19
Sandy McCain, who had overseen Raymond Laborde Correctional Center for the past four years, died after battling COVID-19 for almost a month
Many Ys are offering reduced prices for their child care based on financial need
Sen. Ron Wyden wants to know how prisons are handling social distancing, if they have enough PPE and how they’ll ensure adequate staffing if an outbreak occurs
“Now it’s Connecticut’s turn to protect us,” Collin Provost, a state prison corrections officer and union president, said
Officer Maurice Lacey, Jr., 35, worked in the Queens courthouse and its adjacent jail
Currently, 1,950 of about 2,500 prisoners at the Marion Correctional Institution have tested positive for COVID-19, along with 154 staff members
Correctional experts discuss the steps agencies must take to protect correctional staff from COVID-19
The department has also begun point prevalence testing, which involves testing asymptomatic individuals
An inmate at the California Institution for Men died from COVID-19 complications, marking the state’s first fatality among its 120,000 prisoners
“Once the virus enters a detention center, the regular movement of staff in and out of the facility means that the virus will spread back to the community,” a doctor said
When asked about a lack of testing, the head of New Jersey’s prison system denied a widespread problem
An unspecified number of inmates attacked the Sumter Correctional Institution corrections officer, who is in stable condition at a hospital
Robin Grubbs, who worked as a case manager at USP Atlanta, is the “first potential” staff death due to COVID-19
The 500-mile journey an inmate made after early release illustrates the dangers the coronavirus presents to communities
Officials claim the ousted medical provider was responsible for a one-week doubling of the number of infected employees and inmates at Lansing Correctional Facility
Children’s rights advocates and health experts have called on Gov. Ralph Northam to start releasing as many children as safely possible from centers
U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar said the state’s COVID-19 death toll and overall numbers were far worse than those reflected in the prisons