THIRD STATE INMATE IN OMAHA TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS

OMAHA - A third inmate at the Community Corrections Center-Omaha has tested positive for the coronavirus. Contact tracing is being conducted to determine whether the recently positive inmate was in close contact with anyone.

Ten staff members in the department have tested positive. Some staff members have completed their quarantine and returned to work. The Omaha facility is one of two community custody centers operated by the state. The facility houses 175 inmates.

The Omaha World Herald states, “Some advocates and family members of inmates have criticized Corrections for its lack of testing of state inmates and are fearful that the coronavirus could spread within Nebraska’s crowded prisons and jails, similar to outbreaks that have occurred in other states. Earlier this month, three inmates at the Nebraska State Penitentiary became the first in the state to be tested.”

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