The Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood in Jefferson County, Colorado is shown in 2007.

The Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood in Jefferson County, Colorado is shown in 2007. Wikimedia Commons

GovExec Daily: Coronavirus at the Bureau of Prisons

Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to explain how the pandemic could quickly spread through a federal prison, infecting inmates and staff alike.

The coronavirus pandemic has millions of Americans trying to stay away from crowded spaces and other people, but for the nearly 180,000 inmates in the federal Bureau of Prisons system and the 37,000 employees of that system, social distancing is not an option.

Courtney Bublé is covering the story and joined the podcast to talk about the potential for spread at any of the agency's facilities.

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