This week, the BOP reported that at least two of its staff members tested positive for the coronavirus after interacting with inmates. Staff members are also complaining about a shortage of masks, soap, gloves, and other equipment to help limit the spread of the disease. In one facility, a busload of inmates with fevers arrived as the doctor was calling out sick, leaving two nurses and a nurse practitioner working “around the clock.” Some facilities, such as New York City’s Metropolitan Correctional Center, have not changed their operations at all.
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