Federal Prisoners To Be Tested For Coronavirus Before Transfers

KINGWOOD, W.Va. (AP) — Preston County officials have been reassured that inmates transferred into a federal prison there will be tested for the new coronavirus first.
The Dominion Post reports the reassurances came after a fourth prisoner brought in as many weeks to the United States Penitentiary Hazelton tested positive for COVID-19.
The president of the union local that represents Hazelton workers worries that bringing in inmates with COVID-19 could spread the virus throughout the commun