Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

May 12, 2020

Public Health Response to COVID-19 Cases in Correctional and Detention Facilities — Louisiana, March–April 2020

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  • A COVID-19 Management Assessment and Response (CMAR) tool was used to assess 24 correctional facilities in Louisiana and identified general awareness and understanding of prevention guidance among administrators. While limited ability to quarantine exposed persons and inability to engage in social distancing likely contributed to transmission in these facilities, the CMAR tool could be implemented more broadly to identify gaps in COVID-19 management practices.  

Wallace et al. (May 8, 2020). Public Health Response to COVID-19 Cases in Correctional and Detention Facilities — Louisiana, March–April 2020. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6919e3