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COs said a lack of preparation, like temperature checks, testing and proper PPE, left them unnecessarily exposed
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“Now it’s Connecticut’s turn to protect us,” Collin Provost, a state prison corrections officer and union president, said
The department has also begun point prevalence testing, which involves testing asymptomatic individuals
“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
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“To not allow the mitigation of risk with proven methods is unconscionable,” a Bledsoe County Correctional Complex doctor said
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