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Autistic man charged in indecent assaults will move to group home

By Julie Manganis Staff Writer Dec 22, 2020 Jonathan Jutras BEVERLY — A Beverly man with mental and physical disabilities, found incompetent to stand trial on indecent assault and battery charges, is expected to be released on Tuesday to a Boston group home. Jonathan Jutras, 21, has spent a year and a half at the Middleton Jail, where he contracted COVID-19 and a severe skin infection, and suffered exploitation and bullying, his family has said.  Jutras, born three months premature in 1999, suffers from chronic lung issues and a congenital hip condition for which he is need of further surgery. He is also diagnosed with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder. 

COVID-19 cases rise at jail

Staff Reports Dec 21, 2020 MIDDLETON — With the state in the grips of a COVID-19 surge, the Essex County Sheriff’s Department announced that as of Wednesday, it had 69 active cases among inmates at the Middleton Jail and House of Correction.  The majority of those testing positive are asymptomatic and the rest are demonstrating mild symptoms. There have been no hospitalizations. Testing for COVID-19 continues at the facility.  “Testing is the only way to effectively locate and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in congregate settings like ours. It’s why we continue to test aggressively and why we have been able to provide the necessary health services our population needs within our own facilities,” Sheriff Kevin Coppinger said. “Simply put, you can’t control the virus if you don’t know where it is. Our testing reveals where it’s popping up unit by unit and that gives us an upperhand in the battle against COVID-19.”

Addison Gilbert gearing up to distribute vaccines

By Julie Manganis Staff Writer Dec 15, 2020 Dec 15, 2020 SALEM — Area hospitals, nursing homes and the Middleton Jail are among the facilities where people will first receive the new COVID-19 vaccine, and administrators are scrambling to implement plans to give shots to dozens of caregivers, patients and prisoners.  Addison Gilbert and Beverly hospitals are gearing up, said Dr. Richard Nesto, chief medical officer and incident commander for Beth Israel Lahey Health, which operates Beverly, Addison Gilbert in Gloucester and Lahey hospitals.  The hospitals are preparing to receive shipments of the vaccine in the next day or two and will also begin giving the shots on Wednesday. 

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