Article 5C7SJ Nearly all inmates in Alaska’s largest prison have contracted Covid-19

Nearly all inmates in Alaska’s largest prison have contracted Covid-19

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Amanda Holpuch in New York
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About 1,115 prisoners of the the total 1,236 prisoners at the Goose Creek correctional center had tested positive

Nearly every inmate in Alaska's largest prison has contracted Covid-19 as prisons nationwide reached their highest level of positive cases this month.

A spokesperson for the state's department of corrections, Sarah Gallagher, told the Anchorage Daily News that an estimated 1,115 prisoners of the total 1,236 prisoners at the Goose Creek correctional center had tested positive.

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