Department Of Corrections Stepping In To Help With COVID-19 Outbreak At Lawton County jail.

Department Of Corrections Stepping In To Help With COVID-19 Outbreak At Lawton County jail.

Wednesday, May 20th 2020, 12:54 pm

By: News On 6


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The Department of Corrections is being called in to help contain COVID-19 outbreaks at the Lawton County jail.

More than 100 inmates and more than a dozen staff members have tested positive at the facility. DOC employees will help sanitize the jail. This comes as The State Department of Corrections is loosening its COVID-19 restrictions.

Inmates will have more freedom throughout prison yards, while maintaining physical distancing. Prison staff will determine which jobs and services can reopen.



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