Inmates at a California correctional facility drank from the same cup with the purpose of infecting one another, resulting in 21 cases of coronavirus, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
The inmates at North County Correctional Facility in Castaic are seen on surveillance video crowding the hot water dispenser, sipping the water, and also"sniffing" out of a common mask, according to Villanueva."It is very disturbing to think that people would do this to themselves deliberately in an attempt to force our hand to release more people from custody," the sheriff said at a press conference on Monday.
"It's not something they share person-to-person, and anyone who practices basic hygiene doesn't do that anyway," Villanueva said."So, in this environment, and then considering the fact that the 21 tested positive out of that module, shows what their intention was." The department is exploring criminal prosecution for those who intentionally spread the virus, he said."No one's gonna admit to" intentionally trying to infect themselves, the sheriff said.
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