The number of jail and prison inmates and federal immigration detainees in Arizona who have tested positive for the coronavirus has surpassed 1,100.
The combined total of county jail inmates, state prisoners and federal immigration detainees in Arizona who have tested positive for the coronavirus has surpassed 1,100 cases.
Authorities report 496 positive cases among inmates in county jails, 318 among state prisoners and 317 among immigration detainees. More than 90% of the county jail cases came in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, the state’s biggest city. A reported 369 employees at jails, prisons and immigration detention centers in Arizona also have tested positive.
Officials attribute the rising numbers over the last month to more testing and contract tracing. Critics say the figures also are higher because the virus is spreading rapidly at corrections facilities, where people who live in close quarters often are unable to practice social distancing.
Critics say the government was unprepared to protect incarcerated and detained people from the virus, while officials maintain they’re following government’s recommendations for protecting inmates and employees.
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