DC Department of Corrections: Inmates, officers not protected against COVID-19 at DC jail

D.C. Department of Corrections officers on April 1 said they "are afraid" since neither they or inmates at the D.C. Central Detention Facility are being protected after several inmates tested positive for COVID-19. Their lawyer is asking a federal court to recognize them as a "friend" in a lawsuit filed against the DOC.

The allegations include little to no personal protective equipment available to corrections officers, a lack of cleaning supplies, social distancing as non-existent, lack of "true quarantine" in the facility, and that proper notification for individuals who have come into contact with inmates/officers who test positive for coronavirus is not happening.

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