Crisis at Oakdale: Coronavirus cripples federal prison in Louisiana

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“The staff are stretched too thin down there,” said Heidi Burakiewicz, who represents the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) in the lawsuit. They are doing a miraculous, amazing job, but I am so worried about how they’re going to keep this going especially if additional people keep getting sick.”

Crisis at Oakdale: Coronavirus cripples federal prison in Louisiana