As of June 1, Carvajal said 1,650 federal inmates and 171 bureau staff had tested positive. ADADLess than 12 weeks later, those numbers grew to 11,953 prisoners and 1,436 staff, with more than 120 combined deaths, according to UCLA’s Covid-19 Behind Bars Data Project. Saloner told The Post federal public defenders contacted his team with troubling details from clients. The areas where the Lompoc facility scored the lowest were related to adequate PPE supply for staff and prisoners, and adequate soap or hand sanitizer for prisoners. Scrutiny over testing and transparencyTroitino, the Miami prison guard, said the virus has spread so efficiently through federal facilities because of inconsistent protocols that are almost always reactive rather than preventive.

Source: Washington Post August 24, 2020 18:19 UTC