Number Of Florida Prison Staff Positive For Coronavirus Grows; One Positive Inmate Reported

April 5, 2020

Updated – As the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 increases among employees and staff in Florida prisons, the Florida Department of Corrections is reporting one positive inmate.

An inmate at the Blackwater Correctional Facility in Milton has been diagnosed positive.

There are 23 total employees and contract staff that have tested positive for COVID-19 at 15 prisons. That includes one at Century Correctional Institution and four at the privately operated Blackwater Correctional Facility in Milton.

“In order to protect the personal health information of these individuals, FDC will not identify the name or occupation of the employees,” FDC said in a statement. “Staff…may be employed by FDC or one of its contractors. Any employee who is symptomatic, or who has tested positive for COVID-19, will not be allowed entry to a correctional institution. The employee will not be allowed to return to work until a full recovery is documented by a medical professional and DOH and CDC guidelines are followed. Additional questions on the above individuals (gender, age, travel status) should be directed to the Florida DOH (Florida Department of Health).”

Comments

3 Responses to “Number Of Florida Prison Staff Positive For Coronavirus Grows; One Positive Inmate Reported”

  1. Barbara Jensen on April 5th, 2020 5:02 pm

    Why no count of those in jails affected by Covid19

  2. Willis on April 5th, 2020 4:40 pm

    Good question Ronnie

    They should take this opportunity to clean off Death Row.
    Thus allowing for more room to spread the rest of the innocents out.

    Now something important. ….
    What’s being done to protect Staff !!!

  3. Ronnie Greene on April 5th, 2020 3:55 pm

    Since there’s so many staff members tested positive what are being done to protect the inmates

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