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Over one in five inmates incarcerated at the low-security women’s federal prison in Dublin has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the latest data from U.S. officials.
The active coronavirus outbreak at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin included 185 inmates and three staff members as of Wednesday, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The data has not been updated online since the long Christmas weekend began.
FCI Dublin is housing 865 prisoners between its main facility and adjacent satellite camp, according to the prisons bureau.
There had been no COVID-19 deaths reported among inmates or staff at the Dublin prison throughout the pandemic as of Wednesday, according to federal officials. They said previously 30 inmates and seven staffers had recovered from the virus.
FCI Dublin is a minimum-security facility for female inmates located not far from the Santa Rita Jail. Its inmate population sometimes includes celebrity convicts; currently TV actress Lori Loughlin is in the middle of a two-month sentence stemming from her conviction in the college admissions bribery scandal. Her COVID-status is not known.
All visitations at FCI Dublin have been suspended indefinitely, according to prisons bureau.
