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# COVID-19 Coronavirus

The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is carefully monitoring the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As with any type of emergency situation, we carefully assess how to best ensure the safety of staff, inmates and the public.

### [BOP COVID-19 Modified Operations Plan](#)

### BOP's Emergency Response
Every institution is like a small city and to cope with major emergencies or other significant interruptions of normal operations, they each have continuity of operations (COOP) plans that provide guidance to staff.

[Learn More](#)

### BOP's COVID-19 Response
In February 2020, the BOP's Public Health Service (PHS) staff were placed in operational dress uniforms to be ready to respond to COVID-19 incidents by the Assistant Secretary for Health.

[Learn More](#)

### BOP's COVID-19 Collaboration Efforts
BOP PHS Officers have been deployed for national travel-related screening at airports and NIC has been asked to share BOP-related guidance with state and local corrections.

### Coronavirus.gov

The primary lane of information for the public regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a portal for public information published by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force at the [REDACTED] House, working in conjunction with CDC, HHS and other agency stakeholders.

[Go to coronavirus.gov](#)

### CDC.gov

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has established a resource portal on [CDC.gov](#) with the latest information from CDC and the overarching medical community on COVID-19.

[Go to cdc.gov](#)

### USA.gov

To learn about international travel restrictions, how you can prepare for coronavirus, and what the U.S. government is doing in response to the virus, visit [https://www.usa.gov/coronavirus](#)

[Go to usa.gov/coronavirus](#)

## COVID-19 Cases

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## COVID-19 Inmate Test Information

### Completed Tests

**95,830**

Number of inmates who have completed testing

Cited in CS v. [Redacted]
20CR330 Declined on 1/4/21
Achieved on 1/4/21
Further reproduction is prohibited by copyright.

### Pending Tests

**2,220**

Number of inmates with pending tests and no previous completed test.

### Positive Tests

**38,569**

Number of inmates that have ever had a positive test.

[Learn more about the data and view individual facility stats +](#)

Given the surge in positive cases at select sites and in response to the Attorney General Barr's directives, the BOP began immediately reviewing all inmates who have COVID-19 risk factors, as described by the CDC, to determine which inmates are suitable for home confinement. Since the release of the [Attorney General's original memo](#) to the Bureau of Prisons on March 26, 2020 instructing us to prioritize home confinement as an appropriate response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BOP has significantly increased its placement of offenders on home confinement. Currently, the BOP has --- inmates on home confinement. The total number of inmates placed in home confinement from March 26, 2020 to the present (including inmates who have completed service of their sentence) is ---.

**COVID-19 Home Confinement Information Frequently Asked Questions**

**Resources**

- **Correcting Myths and Misinformation About the BOP and COVID-19**
- **COVID-19 Visitor/Volunteer/Contractor Screening Tool**
- **COVID-19 Inmate Screening Tool**
- **COVID-19 Staff Screening Tool**
- **Coronavirus (COVID-19) Precautions/Modified Operations for Residential Reentry Centers.**
- **Coronavirus (COVID-19) Religious Accommodations**
- **Coronavirus(COVID-19) Resumption of Normal RRC Operations**

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