As covid19 continues to sweep across the world, inmates and correctional officers are being hit hard with Texas Department of criminal justice reporting that there are 215 TDCJ employees, staff or contractors who have tested positive for COVID-19 with WYNNE unit having 20 cases while ESTELLE had 11. By Monday 20th April the Agency had 468 offenders who had tested positive.
Six local units are on a precautionary lockdown, including Byrd, Ellis, Estelle, Goree, Huntsville and Wynne among others.
According to TDCJ tracking statistics, 534 offenders are in medical isolation with additional 15,218 offenders on medical restriction who may have had contact with either an employee or offender with a positive or pending COVID-19 test.
