MDOC Cumulative Report: 4,130 Confirmed Positive Cases at Jackson Facilities, 508 Confirmed Positive Jackson Staff

(January 3, 2021 7:58 PM) The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 4:00 PM December 30, there are 21,844 confirmed positive COVID-19 cumulative cases at facilities throughout the state.  Of that statewide total, 4,130 of the confirmed positive cases are at Jackson facilities.   

Throughout the state corrections system, there are currently 6,538 active cases.

In Jackson, there are 1,578 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center,  at 1,213 Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 26 at Duane Waters Health Center, 797 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, and 516 at Parnall Correctional Facility. 

Among staff, there are a total of 2,961 COVID-19 positive cases statewide.  In Jackson, there are 159 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among employees at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 152 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 93 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, 4 at Jackson Regional Warehouse, 3 at Jackson Regional Office, 2 at Jackson Training Center and 95 at Parnall Correctional Facility. 

There have been a total of 117 deaths (statewide) of prisoners who had tested positive for COVID-19, 28 of those deaths were among prisoners at Jackson facilities. 

Testing continues daily at all facilities. When prisoners are set to parole, discharge or other such movements, they are tested again and are not moved until the test results return.

The Michigan Department of Corrections is listed as a separate jurisdiction in the daily MDHHS report of positive cases in the state. All other cases are reported by county.  MDOC prisoner cases are not included in the county cumulative numbers or in the numbers reported by the Jackson County Health Department.