The Boyd County Detention Center is pictured. KEVIN GOLDY | THE DAILY INDEPENDENT
CATLETTSBURG Boyd County Jailer Bill Hensley said, yes, the detention center was allowing COVID-negative inmates in the same cell as positive-testing inmates, but only in certain situations approved by the local health department.
Accusations and complaints have been flying around on social media and from families to the jail, Hensley said, but he assured that the jail staff is doing its best to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus amid a challenging time.
Overall, he said, there have been 193 positives and 143 negatives among employees and inmates in the latest round of testing.