Ga. student back in U.S. after lockup in Caymans for COVID violation Skylar Mack said she was glad to be home after being sentenced to jail for breaking the Cayman Islands COVID-19 protocol. (Source: CNN Newsource) By WRDW Staff | January 19, 2021 at 11:17 AM EST - Updated January 19 at 5:45 PM
ATLANTA (WRDW/WAGT) - A Georgia college student has returned to the United States after spending a month behind bars in the Cayman Islands for breaking COVID-19 quarantine rules.
NBC News reported that Skylar Mack said she was glad to be home after arriving at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta after her release from prison.
Student Who Was Jailed for Breaking Quarantine in Caymans Apologizes
Skylar Mack, an American college student, was released last week after spending more than a month behind bars. She said, “I deserved it.”
Skylar Mack, the 18-year-old Georgia college student who was sentenced to two months in prison for violating coronavirus restrictions in the Cayman Islands, was released on Friday after a month behind bars.Credit.ABC News
Jan. 19, 2021
Skylar Mack, the American college student who was imprisoned in the Cayman Islands last month for violating coronavirus restrictions, said in an interview on Tuesday that she “deserved it.”
In a segment that aired on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Ms. Mack, 18, apologized for breaking the rules and said that any anger toward her was justified. She was released on Friday after spending more than a month behind bars.