As COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket at Sussex Prison, Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Slams Governor’s Response and Offers PPE, Masks and Hand Sanitizer for Inmates

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, following news of a surge in COVID-19 cases at Sussex County Correctional Institution (SCI), Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware (CPBD) slammed the State Department of Correction (DOC) for failing to proactively provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to inmates, and renewed its offer to the DOC of both facemasks and hand sanitizer.

Per the DOC, 122 inmates tested positive for COVID-19, including 119 at SCI. 95 inmates are reportedly symptomatic.