Dec 29, 2020
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South Jersey prison 1st state correctional facility to receive COVID-19 vaccine for staff, inmates
BRIDGETON â Inmates and staff at a South Jersey prison on Tuesday became the first in the state to start receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, state officials confirmed.
The inoculations started at South Woods State Prison, state Department of Corrections spokesman Chris Carden said.
There are two other prisons in the region, Southern State Correctional Facility and Bayside State Prison, both in Maurice River Township.