MDHHS started a review of the prisoners’ cases, and as of late December, officials were seeking a partnership with the CDC, Sutfin said.
Dr. Amish Talwar, a medical officer at the CDC, said his agency learned about Michigan’s potential reinfection cases in correctional facilities the first week of January.
“Given the current evidence relating to these possible reinfection cases, it is challenging to establish whether these are reinfections and what are the viral transmission chains, if any, among prisoners and staff,” Talwar said.
The CDC “is now exploring additional ways by which it can support [MDHHS’s] ongoing investigations into similar cases moving forward,” Talwar said.
Judge blasts prosecutor in sex assault case facing ex-Michigan probation officer
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
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CARO, MI The day before his trial was to begin, an ex-Michigan probation officer facing nearly 60 sexual assault charges had his case dismissed, though prosecutors subsequently refiled the charges.
In dismissing the case on Monday, Jan. 11, the presiding judge had some strong words for the prosecution, accusing them of being unprepared.
The trial of Ryan C. Purdy, 48, was to begin Tuesday before Tuscola County Circuit Judge Amy Grace Gierhart. Prosecutors in August 2019 charged Purdy with 58 charges 29 counts each of first- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Jan 13, 2021
ESCANABA As of Tuesday, the U.P. had 15,080 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 3,579 probable cases, 338 deaths and 78 probable deaths linked to the disease, according to state officials.
The figure does not include prisoners in the Michigan Department of Corrections.
According to the state’s county-by-county count issued Tuesday, Delta County had a total of 2,552 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 429 probable cases, 60 deaths and 18 probable deaths; Menominee County had 1,539 confirmed cases, 238 probable cases, 31 deaths and twp probable deaths; Schoolcraft County had 223 confirmed cases, 22 probable cases, three deaths and one probable death.
Elsewhere in the peninsula, Alger County had 212 confirmed cases, 138 probable cases, one death and two probable deaths; Baraga County had 478 confirmed cases, 88 probable cases, 29 deaths and zero probable deaths; Chippewa County had 660 confirmed cases, 953 probable cases, 13 deaths and two probable deaths; Dickinson County had 2,051
Convicted of sexual assault 25 years ago, former Flint welder asks for release from prison
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Posted Jan 13, 2021
A part of the Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility, where Richard McDonough Jr. is housed, is shown in this MLive file photo.
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FLINT, MI A Flint man sentenced to life in prison after being convicted for molesting an 11-year-old girl more than two decades ago is asking the Michigan Parole Board to be released and several witnesses are supporting his bid.
Richard McDonough Jr., 56, asked the Parole Board Tuesday, Jan. 12, for his release after acknowledging he committed criminal sexual conduct and vowing he would be no threat to the community if he is freed from the Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia County.