OVERCROWDING IN ONE MASS. PRISON – HAS LED TO COVID OUTBREAK
GARDNER – On Friday December 18th, 2020, all prisoners in the Thompson 3 housing unit at NCCI-Gardner were tested for the coronavirus after 2 prisoners earlier in the week felt sick and tested positive for Covid-19. The results of that testing surprised even the most cynical Department of Corrections staff. Out of the 130 prisoners ...