The Moose Lake treatment facility failed to implement a medication control plan, which led to residents selling medication to other residents and engaging in suicidal behavior using medications, the Minnesota Department of Health determined.
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"Prisons and jails are not hermetically sealed," one doctor said. "Once the virus enters a detention center, the regular movement of staff in and out of the facility means that the virus will spread back to the community."
MOOSE LAKE, Minn. — The number of positive COVID-19 cases at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Moose Lake grew from one inmate to three on Wednesday, April 1.
