Main Menu • Operational and communications preparations for COVID-19 • Enhanced cleaning/disinfecting and hygiene practices • Social distancing strategies to increase space between individuals in the facility • How to limit transmission from visitors • Infection control, including recommended personal protective equipment (PPE) and potential alternatives during PPE shortages • Verbal screening and temperature check protocols for incoming incarcerated/detained individuals, staff, and visitors • Medical isolation of confirmed and suspected cases and quarantine of contacts, including considerations for cohorting when individual spaces are limited • Healthcare evaluation for suspected cases, including testing for COVID-19 • Clinical care for confirmed and suspected cases • Considerations for persons at higher risk of severe disease from COVID-19 Our facilities provide 24/7 access to healthcare. At LaSalle Corrections facilities housing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, the number of healthcare staff compared to state correctional facilities is significantly higher. Also, most of our facilities are equipped with Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms. We updated our policies and procedures to include best practices for the prevention, assessment, and management of COVID-19, including the implementation of quarantine and cohorting procedures to isolate confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, including medical isolation and the use of Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms. We provided educational guidance to our employees and individuals in our care on the best preventative measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19 and consistent with CDC recommendations, face masks have been provided to all staff and detainees. LaSalle Corrections will continue working closely with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal, state, and local agencies to facilitate and refine our pandemic planning and response in confronting COVID-19. The responsibility to protect those in our custody is paramount and LaSalle Corrections is firmly committed to the health and welfare of our detained population. Copyright © 2021 LaSalle Corrections Website by the AdZilla Agency