VIDEO: 35 staff COVID-19 cases, 2 inmate deaths reported at FCI Williamsburg By Jared Kofsky and Lillian Donahue | January 21, 2021 at 4:15 PM EST - Updated January 21 at 6:59 PM
SALTERS, S.C. (WCSC) - A Lowcountry correctional facility now has one of the highest numbers of confirmed active COVID-19 staff cases among federal prisons around the nation.
Federal Correctional Institution Williamsburg in the Salters area is currently reporting 35 coronavirus cases among employees, according to the U.S. Department of Justiceâs Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 database. Only 10 other federal prisons have more reported active COVID-19 cases among staff.
The Department of Justice is one of the 20 largest employers in Williamsburg County, according to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce.
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From Friday's hearing. - Danbury, CT - From Friday's hearing
A federal court judge is hoping vaccinations at the Danbury federal prison will render moot the lawsuit filed by inmates seeking the identification and release of those who are at risk for complications from COVID-19.
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Is it me or does the media in Connecticut totally ignore what. - Danbury, CT - Is it me or does the media in Connecticut totally ignore what is going on in their own state???
Prison workers union calls for action on COVID-19 outbreak at FCI Williamsburg
VIDEO: Prison workers union calls for action on COVID-19 outbreak at FCI Williamsburg By Jared Kofsky and Lillian Donahue | January 8, 2021 at 3:21 PM EST - Updated January 11 at 1:27 PM
SALTERS, S.C. (WCSC) - The president of a union representing employees of a federal prison in Williamsburg County is accusing the facilityâs leadership of making a decision that led to skyrocketing COVID-19 cases behind bars.
âThey made some changes on the process of what we were doing . that allowed COVID to actually walk into the institution,â American Federation of Government Employeesâ Local 525 President Stephen Pinckney said. âFrom there, it spread like wildfire once it got in.â