Memorandum
Date: March 25, 2020
Honorable Lance Africk
Honorable Michael Nort~J4'~

To:

From: Darnley R. Hodge
Independent Compliance
Re:

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COVID19 Update

The purpose of this memorandum is to update you on the status of the Orleans Parish
Sheriffs Office (OPSO) and the Orleans Justice Center (OJC) regarding the COVID19 crisis.
Since the last updated report on Tuesday, March 24, 2020;

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Regarding OPSO staff, a total of twenty (20) staff have been tested. Five (5) have tested
positive, two (2) have tested negative, and thirteen (13) are awaiting their results. Eight
(8) employees have self-quarantined because they came in contact with someone who
tested positive for COVID19.

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Fourteen (14) Wellpath employees have been tested. Four (4) have tested positive, and
ten (10) are awaiting their results. Four (4) employees have self-quarantined because
they came in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID19.

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There was one (1) inmate assigned to Hunts who was transported to the University
Medical Center (UMC) because of a high fever. He was tested for the virus, and returned
to OJC.

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In summary, the inmate population at OJC is 824, and the population at the Temporary
Detention Center (TDC) is 45 for a total population of 869. Of the 869 inmates in
custody, three (3) have been tested, and the results are still pending. A former inmate
tested positive and is in stable condition at the hospital. We have acquired testing kits,
and four (4) suspected inmates will be tested today.

Sheriff Marlin N. Gusman
Monitor Margo Frasier
Monitor Robert Greifinger