Lawsuit filed to reduce or vaccinate San Diego County jail population
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Geoff Stevens
and last updated 2021-03-11 18:53:29-05
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A lawsuit seeking to either reduce or vaccinate San Diego County s jail population amid the COVID-19 pandemic was filed Wednesday.
The lawsuit filed against San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore seeks to reduce the incarcerated population to levels that will allow for social distancing or provide widespread vaccinations. The suit comes one day after sheriff s officials announced that 46 people tested positive for COVID-19 at the George Bailey Detention Facility in Otay Mesa.
Brazos County Detention Center to receive 50 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for qualifying inmates
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Posted at 6:10 PM, Mar 09, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-09 19:17:11-05
BRYAN, TX â The Brazos County Detention Center is set to receive 50 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, according to Brazos County Jail Administrator Kevin Stuart.
Stuart says the Brazos County Sheriff s Office specifically requested the doses from the state.
The vaccine will be administered to inmates who qualify under the state s Phase 1A and 1B guidelines.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a one-dose vaccine, meaning the inmates will considered fully vaccinated after one shot.
SUKKUR: Two prisoners were injured in a clash among the under-trial prisoners in the Central Jail, Sukkur.The authorities said the clash among the under-trial prisoners occurred in the jail that.