15 inmates who contracted COVID-19 at Inverness Jail sue Multnomah County and sheriff
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The suit alleges the jail failed to provide adequate soap, sanitizers or protective masks to inmates, quarantine infected inmates or screen staff or inmates for symptoms.(The Oregonian/OregonLive/File)LC-
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Fifteen inmates who contracted COVID-19 while at Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail are suing the county and Sheriff Mike Reese, alleging they were negligent by not taking proper safety precautions, denying testing and mixing infected inmates and guards with those who were healthy in jail dorms.
The county’s response to the coronavirus pandemic was “woefully inadequate,” the suit alleges, noting that 38% of adults in custody in the Northeast Portland jail tested positive by Feb. 17. The jail houses about 5,126 inmates.
15 inmates who contracted COVID-19 at Inverness Jail sue
April 6, 2021
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Fifteen inmates who contracted COVID-19 while at Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail are suing the county and Sheriff Mike Reese.
The inmates say the county and sheriff were negligent by not taking proper safety precautions, denying testing and mixing infected inmates and guards with those who were healthy in jail dorms, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
The county’s response to the coronavirus pandemic was “woefully inadequate,” the suit alleges, noting that 38% of adults in custody in the Northeast Portland jail tested positive by Feb. 17. The jail houses about 5,126 inmates.
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