ClickOnDetroit reports on Governor Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Corrections efforts to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in Michigan's prison facilities. Governor Whitmer said, "This is a concern that we share as an administration, and I know that families across the state are worried about the safety of their loved ones who [...]
Radio station WDET reports that COVID-19 continues to spread through Michigan's prison system. Outlier Media's Joey Horan says that the Michigan Department of Corrections is not doing enough to protect inmates, staff and the communities they might touch outside. Horan notes that, "people are intentionally packed in like sardines," which makes controlling spread of COVID-19 [...]
Many inmates and their loved ones say that Governor Whitmer is wrong to claim that Michigan prisons are following CDC guidance. MichiganRadio.org reports that "42% of state prisoners have now been infected with the coronavirus" as families with loved ones in prison note that, "there's not enough soap or sanitizer, and many inmates are living [...]
The Detroit Free Press reports that, "The number of active COVID-19 virus cases among Michigan's prisoners has reached... an all-time high during the pandemic, with 4,690 current infections in facilities across the state." All of Michigan's 29 prisons have at least one active coronavirus infection among prisoners or staff. The Central Michigan Correctional Facility [...]
Sootoday reports that there are more than 800 active COVID cases reported in Chippewa County prisons. Kinross Correctional Facility has 776 prisoners and 40 corrections staff testing positive with COVID. 775 of these cases still considered active and no deaths have been reported.
WNEM News reports that as of November 20, 2020 1,444 inmates have tested positive for COVID at the St. Louis Correctional Facility. No deaths have been reported.
The Detroit Free Press reported on October 26 that, "The novel coronavirus has torn through a prison in Marquette, infecting 75% of the more than 1,000 men housed there." The article also notes, "42% of the 327 employees at Marquette Branch Prison in the Upper Peninsula had tested positive for COVID-19... A recent surge in [...]
The Detroit Free Press reported that cases among Marquette prison staff doubled in one day. The Michigan Department of Corrections reported 41 new COVID-19 cases among Marquette's staff, bringing the total number of employee cases to 79. The prison along Lake Superior has the highest number of infections among employees of the state's 29 correctional facilities.
WKAR reported that nearly one in five prisoners in Michigan prisons have been infected with COVID since the pandemic began. They note that more than 1,200 people in Michigan prisons are infected right now. Most of them are in four prisons: Marquette, Newberry, and two facilities in Ionia. MDOC spokespeople have noted that only [...]
ABC12 News in reports that more Michigan prisons will offer video visitation for prisoners amid the COVID pandemic. "Contact with friends and family is so important to the prison population. That’s why we worked hard to explore new technologies that could allow them to connect with their loved ones during this time," said Michigan [...]
