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Kansas Corrections Officers Worry About Safety After Coronavirus Deaths

Published May 19, 2020 at 2:19 PM CDT
Four inmates and two employees have died of COVID-19 at the Lansing Correctional Facility. (File Photo: KMUW Radio)
Four inmates and two employees have died of COVID-19 at the Lansing Correctional Facility. (File Photo: KMUW Radio)

Kansas prisons now have more than 900 known cases of the coronavirus. Nomin Ujiyediin of the Kansas News Service spoke to some corrections officers who say the state hasn’t done enough to keep them safe and healthy.

The Kansas News Service reports on the health and well-being of Kansans, their communities and civic life. Find more at ksnewsservice.org.

 
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