1st confirmed COVID-19 case in Iowa prisons is correctional officer

April 12, 2020 Carol Kuster State News 0

A state correctional officer who started to feel ill at work last Wednesday has tested positive for COVID-19. The officer works at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville and is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 inside the state’s prison system. The Iowa Department of Corrections’ website indicates that by Friday night, 39 […]