Wyoming Corrections Director Dan Shannon says almost a quarter of the inmates in the state system have tested positive for COVID-19.
Shannon told the Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee on Friday that the system has done well compared to neighboring states struggling with COVID-19 in prisons.
Wyoming is among 6 states with no prison-system deaths.
Shannon said 20% of corrections staff have tested positive and 33% have had to isolate because they tested positive or had other known exposure.