A new report from the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General paints a dire picture of problems that exacerbated a deadly coronavirus outbreak last year at Terminal Island federal prison. Terminal Island’s outbreak remains the third-deadliest in the massive federal prison system. AdvertisementThe report found that Terminal Island officials struggled to maintain social distancing between inmates in the low-security prison, where movement is less restricted than at higher security facilities. The warden told investigators that the staff and inmates had adequate protection, including face masks, as the virus rampaged through the prison. The bureau said that prison staff now reaches out to every emergency contact on file for all inmates hospitalized with COVID-19 and inmates are allowed to call the emergency contact weekly.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 13, 2021 23:17 UTC