With limited contact to the outside, he heard snippets about the coronavirus pandemic on a prison radio. Former Wisconsin state prison employee Jeff Wydeven said a change in demeanor with the guards doesn’t surprise him at all. “It’s their health too.”Egger, 33, was taking morning courses in Wisconsin’s Thinking For Change program and studying in the afternoons. They shared a dry cell that Egger described as a cell without a toilet, running water or television. Four staff members at MSDF have tested positive, according to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, which noted on its website this is the highest number of staff cases at any Wisconsin prison.

Source: CNN April 06, 2020 23:07 UTC