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By the end of August, more than 2,230 San Quentin State Prison inmates and nearly 280 staff members had become infected with COVID-19. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/TNS)
California issues largest Covid-19 penalty to San Quentin State Prison after deadly outbreak
SACRAMENTO San Quentin State Prison faces California’s single largest penalty yet over workplace safety violations contributing to the spread of Covid-19, the state announced on Thursday.
The prison faces a $421,880 fine stemming from a June inspection by regulators from Division of Occupational Safety and Health, also known as Cal/OSHA.
Cal/OSHA also handed a $39,600 penalty to Avenal State Prison for violations that were found following inspections that occurred as a result of a Covid-19 outbreak there.