Federal prison officials order system-wide lockdown across the agency's 122 facilities in bid to limit coronavirus spread

Federal prison officials order system-wide lockdown in bid to limit coronavirus spread


WASHINGTON – Federal prison officials ordered a system-wide lockdown across the agency's 122 facilities in an attempt to limit the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

The directive, issued by Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal, takes effect Wednesday and will last for at least 14 days.

"Inmates in every institution will be secured in their assigned cells/quarters to decrease the spread of the virus," the agency said Tuesday. "This modification to our action plan is based on health concerns, not disruptive inmate behavior."









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