A 47-year-old inmate died after contracting the coronavirus at a Louisiana federal prison where at least 5 prisoners have tested positive for the virus, officials said.
"The level of anxiety and fear among our staff is increasing daily," said Morris, who heads American Federation of Government Employees Local 1007. He spoke from a hospital where he was monitoring a sick inmate.
Jones died eight days later. The Bureau of Prisons said he had"long-term, pre-existing medical conditions." The death is likely to fuel concerns over the vulnerability of inmates and staffers at the nation's prisons and jails amid the coronavirus pandemic.As of Friday, at least 14 inmates and 13 staffers had tested positive for the virus across the federal prison system's 122 facilities, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
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