Nearly 4,000 air purifiers are being installed in the ductwork of 53 North Carolina prisons in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19. “The health and safety of the staff and the offenders in our custody is our number one priority,” said Todd Ishee, Commissioner of Prisons. “These devices will help to stop the…… read more »
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Air Purifier Installation In Progress In State Prisons
Prisons Begins COVID-19 Testing Of All Offenders
State prison officials have initiated a plan to test all 31,000 offenders for COVID-19. “We’ve done some mass testing at prisons with significant outbreaks of this awful virus, but now we are going to test them all, the entire offender population,” said Commissioner of Prisons Todd Ishee. This testing of the population is estimated to…… read more »
Judge Refuses To Intervene In N.C. Prisons’ Virus Response
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge has refused the requests of several offenders and civil rights groups for him to tell North Carolina corrections leaders to reduce the prison population further to protect inmates from COVID-19. Wednesday’s denials by Superior Court Judge Vince Rozier came after he received last week an extensive report from prison…… read more »
