As the coronavirus rages through prisons, staffers are also exposed, anxious and overworked.
In early April, Michigan corrections officer Richard Keck and his wife completed the process of adopting five siblings.coronavirus
Corrections officers like Keck are also facing uncertainty and fear as the virus sickens prisoners and MDOC staff. As of Monday, 334 officers have been confirmed positive, though the true figure is thought to be much higher because the department has conducted limited testing. “In our line of work, we know what’s expected, and it doesn’t matter what’s going on at the facility — sickness, disturbance — that’s our job because we’re the ones keeping citizens of Michigan safe,” he said. “But we need support from the department, and we need support from the governor’s office.
The officers union for the Washington, D.C., Department of Corrections joined a federal lawsuit inmates brought after about a quarter of the staff got sick in the first five weeks of the pandemic. Positive test rates among the officers was about six times that of the general population.
Instead, officers have been told to use their regular sick time, which Osborn said amounts to “being penalized” for contracting the coronavirus. Open dialogue between administration and staff would also help alleviate tensions, said Brian Miller, an officer at Marion and a union representative. The union has tried to work with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, he said, but the department has “from the beginning shut us out and is not talking or working with the union whatsoever.”
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