Fitness & Health
Psychology, epidemiology and corrections experts encourage emotional resiliency and support as COVID-19 continues to spread
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Officers and inmates across the state prison system described conditions ripe for an outbreak, with a shortage of sanitizing products and lax policies at some prisons
A 263-page document says the design of the state’s prisons, overcrowding and understaffing make it “impossible” to keep COs and inmates safe from COVID-19
The mask requirement will apply across the board, regardless of whether a facility has been touched by COVID-19
Officials said they agree on the premise of breaks and fresh air, but they do not want COs leaving the facility
The document was written to protect the health and safety of staff, inmates and visitors
As COVID-19 threatens to spread behind bars, defense attorneys are filing motions for some inmates’ release
Union officials want a pay increase for COs as they face the rapid spread of COVID-19 inside the state’s prisons
The state Commission on Correction reported that 56 inmates and 63 staff statewide have tested positive for COVID-19
Advocates and correctional officers are calling for reforms to head off a potential outbreak
Derek Lichtenwalter, 44, argued that he is a non-violent offender and is considered high-risk because of his HIV diagnosis
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