Covid quarantines in Allegheny County jail raise nutrition, staffing concerns
The situation that led to the bologna dinner was caused by a kitchen staff shortage, which was caused by quarantining for possible covid-19 exposures. As of Monday, the jail had 28 inmates who are currently infected with covid-19. Sixty-two workers have tested positive for the virus, since the pandemic began. Of those, 46 workers have recovered. County Spokeswoman Amie Downs declined to say how many inmates were in quarantine. According to a written statement by Warden Orlando Harper, incarcerated people who worked in the jail’s kitchen had to be quarantined. “Throughout the weekend, two ...
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