COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities with Work-Release Programs — Idaho, July–November 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Dunne, Eileen M. ; Morgan, Ellie ; Wells-Moore, Bruce ; Pierson, Samuel ; Zakroff, Sandra ; Haskell, Lindsay ; Link, Kimberly ; Powell, Jodie ; Holland, Ian ; Elgethun, Kai ; Ball, Christopher ; Haugen, Rene ; Hahn, Christine G. ; Carter, Kris K. ; Starr, Christine
• Description:
  As of April 16, 2021, U.S. correctional and detention facilities reported 399,631 cases of COVID-19 in incarcerated persons, resulting in 2,574 deaths (1). During July 14-November 30, 2020, COVID-19 was diagnosed in 382 persons incarcerated in Idaho correctional facilities with work-release programs. Work-release programs (which place incarcerated persons in community businesses) have social and economic benefits, but might put participants at increased risk for bidirectional Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that causes COVID-19. The Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) operates 13 state-run correctional facilities, including six low-security facilities dedicated to work-release programs. This report describes COVID-19 outbreaks in five IDOC facilities with work-release programs,* provides the mitigation strategies that IDOC implemented, and describes the collaborative public health response. As of November 30, 2020, 382 outbreak-related COVID-19 cases were identified among incarcerated persons in five Idaho correctional facilities with work-release programs; two outbreaks were linked to food processing plants. Mitigation strategies that helped to control outbreaks in IDOC facilities with work-release programs included isolation of persons with COVID-19, identification and quarantine of close contacts, mass tTesting of incarcerated persons and staff members, and temporary suspension of work-release programs. Implementation of public health recommendations for correctional and detention facilities with work-release programs, including mass tTesting and identification of high-risk work sites, can help mitigate SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks. Incarcerated persons participating in work-release should be included in COVID-19 vaccination plans.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged CoronaVirus Infections COVID-19 COVID-19 Testing COVID-19 Vaccines Disease Outbreaks Female Food-Processing Industry Humans Male Middle Aged Occupational Diseases Prisons Risk Assessment Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 70(16):589-594
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  33886536
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8061795
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Idaho
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  70
• Issue:
  16
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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  urn:sha-512:45bde1cc042db77d5f8dedb8d18091ae6c00e05b8b481498c364d042fac2ea30dcdffb51d0ff28666ea7b0080a344d0a525d8881c2ba74c5cc673e7f384903e1
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