The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) was informed via self-reporting that one staff member employed at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, along with eight other staff members at five other correctional facilities across the state.
These nine individuals promptly self-quarantined under the direction of their healthcare providers.
The ADOC’s Office of Health Services (OHS) has initiated an investigation to determine which, if any, ADOC inmates or employees may have had direct, prolonged exposure to these staff members.
Upon completing the appropriate follow-up interviews and due diligence, OHS will advise any exposed staff members to contact their healthcare providers and self-quarantine for the recommended 14-day period, or as advised by their healthcare providers.
Ninety-eight (98) COVID-19 cases among ADOC staff and contracted staff remain active. Thirty-three (33) staff members who previously self-reported a positive test have been cleared by medical providers to return to work.
Forty-three (43) total cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed among our inmate population, twenty-five (25) of which remain active.