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Del. Dept. of Corrections addresses COVID-19 concerns from community
December 17, 2020
DELAWARE – Concerns have been spreading throughout Delaware’s community about the safety of inmates amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Prisons are a congregate living facility and it’s very easy to transmit viruses – especially airborne viruses – in those cramped facilities,” said Executive Director of the ACLU of Delaware Mike Brickner.
But the Delaware Department of Corrections says it’s doing everything it can to slow and eventually stop the spread, while providing necessities that inmates need. “There’s a lot of frustration in the community about inmates getting COVID. When there is this large of a community spread, it is somewhat inevitable that we’re going to have COVID cases,” said Delaware DOC Commissioner Claire DeMatteis.