Texas Prisons update Covid-19 cases Friday to 18 employees, contractors, staff and 4 offenders

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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) published a post on their (TDCJ) Facebook page Friday, “five new cases confirmed four employee/contractors and one offender.”

This brings the total to “18 TDCJ employees, staff or contractors and 4 offenders in custody who have tested positive for COVID-19.”

The TDJC post continues to reveal the latest cases included a 41-year-old Correctional Officer at the Wynne Unit in Huntsville, a 51 year old maintenance supervisor working at the Robertson Unit, a 56-year-old Nurse employed by Texas Tech assigned to the Smith Unit in Lamesa, a 61 year old employee Substance Abuse counselor employed by Management and Training Corporation (MTC) working at the Jester Complex in Richmond.

TDCJ said, the offender from the Woodman State Jail in Gatesville was placed in medical isolation and was tested at the hospital.

The test returned positive. The four employees are now in self-quarantine.

TDJC says, they are is taking appropriate action to mitigate the potential exposure to others including following the Centers for Disease Control guidelines for management of COVID-19 in correctional facilities.

— KWTX 10