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KNOX COUNTY — Knox County Jailer Mary Hammons announced that the county’s detention center has incorporated hospital-grade UV-C light technology into its disinfection protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Since the pandemic outbreak in Kentucky, we must’ve received hundreds of emails from viewers concerned about the spread of COVID-19 inside Kentucky’s detention centers.
By Jarrod Mills
Staff Writer Mar 4, 2021
Mar 4, 2021
KNOX COUNTY - During last Wednesdayâs Knox County Fiscal Court meeting, Knox County Jailer Mary Hammons informed the court that the detention centerâs population had been up in the recent past, hovering around 300 inmates.
Hammons said that currently there are 97 state inmates being housed in the Knox County Detention Center, 51 McCreary County inmates, and around 150 Knox County inmates. She also informed the court that an employee at the jail had recently tested positive for COVID-19, but that they hadnât worked since Friday. Hammons said there were currently two employees quarantining.