More than 1,000 inmates in a Texas federal prison have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a new report. A federal prison in Seagoville has seen 1,072 positive cases of coronavirus -- well over half of its nearly 1,800 inmate population, NBC DFW reported. Texas has continued to see its coronavirus response deteriorate, with the state recording around 15,000 new cases on Friday, with almost 320,000 total cases as of Saturday. Early on, officials tried to address concerns over the safety of inmates, should the infection reach prisons. “There are people who qualify, who’ve done very well, who really want to turn their lives around.”Prisoners have been complaining to loved ones about the conditions and treatment within the prisons, Trevino claimed.

Source: Fox News July 18, 2020 22:52 UTC