(AP) — A federal prison complex in Louisiana that emerged as an early coronavirus hotspot failed to comply with federal health guidance and left inmates with the virus in their housing units for a week without being isolated.
That’s according to a report from the Justice Department's inspector general.
The findings released on Tuesday are the result of a remote inspection of the Federal Correctional Complex in Oakdale, Louisiana.
The report also found staff members at the prison were never told they would be interacting with inmates who had tested positive and were not given proper personal protective gear.