BERLIN — While news that a former staffer at the federal prison tested positive for COVID-19 turned out to be overstated, state and federal officials are taking steps to protect the 1,400 inmates and approximately 400 staffers in the state and federal prisons in Berlin.
A COVID-19 outbreak inside the prisons would threaten not only inmates and staff, but the local community as well.
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