The Detroit Free Press reported on October 26 that, “The novel coronavirus has torn through a prison in Marquette, infecting 75% of the more than 1,000 men housed there.”

The article also notes, “42% of the 327 employees at Marquette Branch Prison in the Upper Peninsula had tested positive for COVID-19… A recent surge in infections led to a staffing shortage…”

To help with the emergency situation, Michigan Department of Corrections brought in employees from other prisons as well as transferred more than 200 prisoners to other facilities.

Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/26/marquette-branch-prison-coronavirus-outbreak/5990001002/