Guards in Florida Prisons to Wear Masks Made by Inmates.

As the number of positive coronavirus cases among inmates at Florida’s prisons continues to climb, some inmates who remain in good health are being assigned to make masks to prevent the spread of the virus. But not for each other, at least not at first. The guards get dibs. “I think it’s ironic that you would make the sick inmates make masks for the guards,” said one woman whose son is locked up at Blackwater River Correctional Facility near Pensacola, a private prison experiencing a coronavirus outbreak. “I’m just thankful that at this point my son is not sick.” The masks produced by the company will be issued to correctional officers, probation officers and staff across the state. Then, the masks will be sent to facilities with large “at-risk” inmate populations, according to the FDC…. Read More Here!

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As the number of positive coronavirus cases among inmates at Florida’s prisons continues to climb, some inmates who remain in good health are being assigned to make masks to prevent the spread of the virus. But not for each other, at least not at first. The guards get dibs. “I think it’s ironic that you would make the sick inmates make masks for the guards,” said one woman whose son is locked up at Blackwater River Correctional Facility near Pensacola, a private prison experiencing a coronavirus outbreak. “I’m just thankful that at this point my son is not sick.” The masks produced by the company will be issued to correctional officers, probation officers and staff across the state. Then, the masks will be sent to facilities with large “at-risk” inmate populations, according to the FDC…. Read More Here!

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