VIDEO: 35 staff COVID-19 cases, 2 inmate deaths reported at FCI Williamsburg By Jared Kofsky and Lillian Donahue | January 21, 2021 at 4:15 PM EST - Updated January 21 at 6:59 PM
SALTERS, S.C. (WCSC) - A Lowcountry correctional facility now has one of the highest numbers of confirmed active COVID-19 staff cases among federal prisons around the nation.
Federal Correctional Institution Williamsburg in the Salters area is currently reporting 35 coronavirus cases among employees, according to the U.S. Department of Justiceâs Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 database. Only 10 other federal prisons have more reported active COVID-19 cases among staff.
The Department of Justice is one of the 20 largest employers in Williamsburg County, according to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce.