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Federal prison in Lompoc failed to isolate, test symptomatic inmates, IG investigation finds

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Officials at the federal prison at Lompoc, California, failed to isolate and test prisoners showing symptoms for coronavirus and allowed staffers to show up for work despite having symptoms, contributing to a surge in coronavirus cases.

WASHINGTON – Prison officials in the Lompoc, California facility failed to isolate and test symptomatic prisoners and allowed staffers to show up for work despite having symptoms, contributing to a surge in coronavirus cases in one of the hardest-hit facilities in the federal prison system.

More than 900 inmates have tested positive as of May, the report says. To date, two Lompoc prisoners have died.

 

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Why is it still ok to punish people already being punished by making their circumstances worse? Use the word COMPASSION when you think of prisoners. How many were framed by their prosecutors? A minority have committed dangerous crimes.

And don't forget the 'protesters' spreading the virus.

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