Question: What can I do to prepare my correctional facility for Covid 19?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: FAQs for Correctional and Detention Facilities
section_headers: Administrators at Correctional and Detention Facilities
How to prepare your facility for the possible spread of COVID-19
What steps should I take to prepare my facility?
section_content: Because of close contact and the number of people in correctional and
detention facilities (including prisons and jails), staff and people who are
incarcerated are at greater risk for the spread of germs. To help your
facility prepare for the possible spread of
COVID-19, update your emergency operations plan. This includes:

Adding key COVID-19 prevention strategies and posting information in the facility on how to limit the spread of germs.
Reminding staff to stay home when sick.
Identifying points of contact for local public health agencies.
Identifying physical locations (dedicated housing areas and bathrooms) where you can medically isolate incarcerated persons, as well as where to quarantine known close contacts of people with COVID-19. 
Follow guidance on medical isolation and quarantine.
Medical isolation and quarantine locations should be separate.


Offering flu shots to staff and people who are incarcerated, because limiting cases of flu can help speed the identification of people with COVID-19.
Developing ways to continue providing critical services, such as mental health support.
Ensuring adequate stocks of hygiene, cleaning, and medical supplies. 
Hygiene: Soap (preferably liquid to promote use), tissues, and hand drying supplies, as well as hand sanitizers, when possible. Ensure no-cost access to soap.
Cleaning: EPA-registered disinfectantsexternal icon effective against the virus that causes COVID-19
Medical supplies : Supplies for daily clinic needs, personal protective equipment (PPE), and testing


Creating and testing communications plans to share critical information.
Setting up systems to safely transfer people between facilities and identifying alternative strategies to in-person court appearances, when possible. 
Prevent confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases and their close contacts from being transferred between jurisdictions and facilities unless necessary for medical evaluation, medical isolation/quarantine, clinical care, extenuating security concerns, or to prevent overcrowding.


Planning for staff absenteeism.

Follow CDC guidance on recommended PPE for staff who will have direct
contact with an individual with possible COVID-19 infection, or infectious
materials. Make contingency plans for the likely event of PPE shortages.
Follow the CDC Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with
Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and monitor the guidance website regularly
for updates for staff evaluating and providing care for confirmed or suspected
COVID-19 cases. When no on-site healthcare capacity is available, make a plan
for how to ensure that people suspected to have COVID-19 will be medically
isolated, evaluated, tested (if indicated), and provided medical care. Contact
and collaborate with your state, local, tribal and territorial health
departments for more specific guidance.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Detailed answer with plenty of links for what to do in order to keep the correctional facility safe as well as what to do with inmates who are suspected to already have COVID-19. Very thorough with links to supplemental and more in depth information.
Has very detailed guidelines and links to additional information. Focuses specifically on correctional facilities.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: FAQs for Correctional and Detention Facilities
section_headers: Administrators at Correctional and Detention Facilities
How to prepare your facility for the possible spread of COVID-19
How can I lower the chance that people who are incarcerated will get COVID-19?
section_content: The best way to prevent illness among people who are incarcerated is to
prevent exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19. Start by:

Staying informed about updates to CDC guidance via the CDC COVID-19 website.
Making sure people who are incarcerated are aware of COVID-19 symptoms and remind them to notify staff right away if they might be sick.
Posting information about and ensuring they use everyday preventive actions (such as washing hands, avoiding touching their eyes, nose, and mouth, covering their cough).
Stocking up and providing free access to soap (preferably liquid soap to promote use), tissues, and hand drying supplies, as well as hand sanitizer (where permitted based on security restrictions).
Conducting temperature checks and screening all new entrants, staff, and visitors for flu-like symptoms during the last 24 hours, and any contact they may have had with someone infected with COVID-19 in the last 14 days.
Offering flu shots to people who are incarcerated, as limiting cases of flu can help speed the identification of people with COVID-19.
Routinely cleaning and disinfecting surfaces and objects that are frequently touched.


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer gives out a good amount of information regarding temperature checks for staff, visitors, etc. as well as guidance for cleaning and disinfecting often. It would be better if they would allow for face coverings of some sort since social distancing would be difficult to achieve with an overcrowding situation.
Gives extensive guidance on how to avoid the spread of coronavirus specifically in a correctional facility.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: FAQs for Correctional and Detention Facilities
section_headers: People Who Are Incarcerated at Correctional and Detention Facilities
How can I lower the chance that I will get COVID-19?
section_content: The best way to prevent illness is to take steps to avoid being exposed to
this virus. Start by ensuring you and others around you use everyday
preventive actions (such as washing hands often, avoiding touching your
eyes, nose, and mouth, and covering your cough). Read How to Protect
Yourself to
learn more.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer is directed towards regular people and what everyday actions they can take and not towards inmates or people who work at a correctional facility.
Has short, generic advice on avoiding infection, but makes no mention of correctional facilities.

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