Sumter Bushnell Correctional facility COVID-19 update

[Altavia]

As of Friday, a total of 89 inmates at the Sumter facility have tested positive for COVID-19, along with nine staff members, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.

Cases rise in Sumter CI, FDC testing hundreds - News - Daily Commercial - Leesburg, FL (https://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20200501/cases-rise-in-sumter-ci-fdc-testing-hundreds)

Additional info:

Local coronavirus case count rises slightly - News - Daily Commercial - Leesburg, FL (https://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20200502/local-coronavirus-case-count-rises-slightly)

[karostay]

Inmates are not there not because their model citizens...Really don't care. Do .feel sorry for the staff and their families

[EdFNJ]

Inmates are not there not because their model citizens...Really don't care. Do .feel sorry for the staff and their families I'd bet you would care if one of those "inmates" was a family member. ;) Everyone there is SOMEONE's family member.

[karostay]

I'd bet you would care if one of those "inmates" was a family member. ;) Everyone there is SOMEONE's family member.

Not in the least
Can't do the time don't do the crime.

[Bogie Shooter]

Inmates are not there not because their model citizens...Really don't care. Do .feel sorry for the staff and their families

Not in the least
Can't do the time don't do the crime.

Wow!

[photo1902]

Wow!

Agreed. Wow, for sure.

[justjim]

Since the prison is not allowing visitors , where do you think the virus came from? It couldn’t be the staff or could it?

[photo1902]

Since the prison is not allowing visitors , where do you think the virus came from? It couldn’t be the staff or could it?

It’d probably depend on when visitation ended.

[kansasr]

Inmates are not there not because their model citizens...Really don't care. Do .feel sorry for the staff and their families

You will suddenly care when one of those infected staff members are out and about in the county and neither they nor you are wearing masks.

[EdFNJ]

I'd bet you would care if one of those "inmates" was a family member. ;) Everyone there is SOMEONE's family member.

Not in the least
Can't do the time don't do the crime.

Just to verify your comment: If your brother or father or even son was in prison and got sick because he was exposed to Covid and could even die from it you wouldn't care because he "did the crime" (whatever it might have been) ? You wouldn't care?

Cool story bro' ! ;)

[Skunky1]

It shows that staff in prisons can’t take care of their charges any better than nursing homes can

[Bikeracer2009]

I think caring about inmates is further down their list for some people than it is for others. Now we're told that the US has been invaded by murder hornets and a single hornet is capable of killing an entire hive in a few hours. Bee's are responsible for about 2/3 of our food supply. So survival for free humans is a bit tricky at the moment. If you've got yourself put in prison and your my son then I feel bad for you. For those that are not related to me, even less.

As far as infected personnel is concerned. Protect yourself at all times, you can't count on other people to do the right thing. Wear a mask etc and assume everyone has the virus in public. Wash everything that bring into your home with soap as if it has the virus on it.

[Lindsyburnsy]

Whether model citizens or not, they are under our charge and should be treated like human beings. If the virus spread can be controlled, the staff is also safer.

[Eg_cruz]

They are still human and they still have family.......smh

[photo1902]

They are still human and they still have family.......smh

Definitely a lot of holier than thou people on this site.

[Bay Kid]

VA governor is just releasing our prisoners w/less than a year back out in the public. Just a few of his accomplishments....

[DOGSAREKEEPERS]

Since the prison is not allowing visitors , where do you think the virus came from? It couldn’t be the staff or could it?



I bet new prisoners come in all the time

[davem4616]

As of Friday, a total of 89 inmates at the Sumter facility have tested positive for COVID-19, along with nine staff members, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.

Cases rise in Sumter CI, FDC testing hundreds - News - Daily Commercial - Leesburg, FL (https://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20200501/cases-rise-in-sumter-ci-fdc-testing-hundreds)

Additional info:

Local coronavirus case count rises slightly - News - Daily Commercial - Leesburg, FL (https://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20200502/local-coronavirus-case-count-rises-slightly)



good to know...even more reason to not do anything that'll get you busted and thrown in there, aye?

[PennBF]

If as reported on 5/4/2020 there were 226 cases of the virus in Sumter County and the
Prison has 89 does that mean the number of Residents (non Prison) are at 137? Just asking??:ho:

[graciegirl]

Just to remind all of us again as to where the most illness and fatalities have been in this country is in NYC. Where people do live closer than people do here. And they use the subway systems. I read where they will spray the subway system...How often? Every ten minutes? The way we are addressing this is almost silly at times. Do most people think, so what, I'll take my chances? So what, I don't know them. So what they live far away? So what they are in a nursing home, they are ready to die anyway? Read this just posted on my computer news feed from CNN. (Remember I have a list of news sources I think are valid for hard facts and they are not always the one I accept for opinions.) A disclaimer.

New York coronavirus crisis: How America's largest city is dealing with its dead (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-york-coronavirus-crisis-how-americas-largest-city-is-dealing-with-its-dead/ar-BB13ycKF?ocid=spartandhp)

[PennBF]

I guess there are multiple reasons for the number of Virus's in New York City, I believe the residents are living real close to each other, there are a number who have to work and be close, the subways are a definite factor, the profile of the people regarding attitudes, the ability to control certain residents with "rules', etc. I worked in lower Manhattan for many years and am not at all surprised at the level of infected.:ho:

[ficoguy]

We have 644 cases in Lake, Sumter and Marion counties. So if 89 of those are due to inmates, that means the infection rate for the general population is around 6 per 100,000 in the counties where The Villages has a presence. Probably less than that if you back out nursing homes and assisted living, then the gen pop rate is doing darned pretty good....

[Altavia]

If as reported on 5/4/2020 there were 226 cases of the virus in Sumter County and the
Prison has 89 does that mean the number of Residents (non Prison) are at 137? Just asking??:ho:

Yes, roughly 40% of the cases in Sumter are currently from the correctional system.

[Altavia]

We have 644 cases in Lake, Sumter and Marion counties. So if 89 of those are due to inmates, that means the infection rate for the general population is around 6 per 100,000 in the counties where The Villages has a presence. Probably less than that if you back out nursing homes and assisted living, then the gen pop rate is doing darned pretty good....

Bingo!

[kaniess]

Since most of the prisoners are young men they are very unlikely to die or become seriously ill from Covid-19, but the staff can spread it to the vulnerable population, especially in Bushnell.

[graciegirl]

We have 644 cases in Lake, Sumter and Marion counties. So if 89 of those are due to inmates, that means the infection rate for the general population is around 6 per 100,000 in the counties where The Villages has a presence. Probably less than that if you back out nursing homes and assisted living, then the gen pop rate is doing darned pretty good....

This is early May. I wonder if it will be better or worse in early June when the restaurants and bars and many other things open and when flu viruses usually wane.

I think Fauci is right. We are not done yet.

[Altavia]

Since most of the prisoners are young men they are very unlikely to die or become seriously ill from Covid-19, but the staff can spread it to the vulnerable population, especially in Bushnell.

Another way of looking at is there will be an increase in heard immunity.

I do worry a lot about the staff and their families, many are former military, LEO, first responders. They have extreamly high stress jobs without this risk.

[karostay]

This is early May. I wonder if it will be better or worse in early June when the restaurants and bars and many other things open and when flu viruses usually wane.

I think Fauci is right. We are not done yet.

:pray: 23 K new cases US alone
I know it's extremely taxing on mind body a soul.
I believe its going to get worse as the economy falls globally

[Indydealmaker]

Whether model citizens or not, they are under our charge and should be treated like human beings. If the virus spread can be controlled, the staff is also safer.

Prisons represent the ultimate "Shelter in Place". Staff can force masks and proper hygiene. Elsewhere far too many humans that are left to their own devices, ignore precautions.

[Aces4]

Pools are open water seeks it's own level
From what I can gather few here have family connections at the corrections :MOJE_whot::MOJE_whot::clap2:

If you operate any type of motorized vehicle and accidentally or inattentively causing the death of someone or a family, you could be the next cellmate. One example so you may want to tread carefully. Anyone, anytime, any place no matter who your Mama was, taught you or maybe you lost your Mama at a very early age, it can happen.

Merle Haggard was a former prisoner. Thank goodness that wonderful voice wasn’t stilled by Covid19. Many people released from prison go on to live good, hardworking lives.

[ficoguy]

So does Harvey Weinstein have family....but he has CV19 and no one seems to care...is he a worse class of criminal than any other?

[Aces4]

So does Harvey Weinstein have family....but he has CV19 and no one seems to care...is he a worse class of criminal than any other?

Torturing our prisoners went out with the dark ages. We have evolved since then, some people not so much, as obvious on this thread.

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[thelegges]

Sadly the prison is included in Sumter numbers. So many think TV stats are increasing, but it’s the prison