Virus Raged at City Jails, Leaving 1,259 Guards Infected and 6 Dead
The New York TimesThe coronavirus has wreaked havoc on New York City’s 9,680 correction officers and their supervisors, who, like the police and firefighters, are considered essential workers. So far, 1,259 have caught the virus and six have died, along with five other jail employees and two correctional health workers. Correction officers and union officials have blamed the jail system’s management for the high number of infections.