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COVID-19 Cases Soar To 36 At Blackwater Prison; Still One Case At Century Prison
April 10, 2020
The number of COVID-19 cases reported at a Milton prison soared to three dozen on Thursday, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
There are now 30 positive inmates and six infected employees or staff members at the Blackwater Correctional Facility. Blackwater is privately operated by the Geo Group, Inc. under a contract with the state and has a capacity of 2,000 inmates.
Just over a week ago, the count was three workers and no inmates.
A staffer at the Century Correctional Institution has also tested positive for coronavirus. No CCI inmates were positive as of Thursday’s report.
There are a total of 42 employees and contact staff positive at Florida Department of Corrections facilities, including Blackwater’s 36. Outside Blackwater in Milton, the other positive inmate in the state is at Sumter Correctional Institution west of Orlando.
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4 Responses to “COVID-19 Cases Soar To 36 At Blackwater Prison; Still One Case At Century Prison”
Congratulations GEO Admin.. another record broken..
Private companies have no business housing inmates..Bad business breeds a bad outcome…
To allow inmates to wear masks is a huge security risk. I don’t know what the answer is, but releasing them isn’t it.
Well it’s the outside. They are basically in a quarantine area. Keep them separate put those really sick in hospital just like we are doing. To release any would just be exposing more outside. Take same precautions as we. Have them all cover their faces with scarfs or bandannas. Separate the positive ones and clean their cells and areas just like we do at home. Bless you all.