Mass Testing at STX Prison After COVID-19 Outbreak

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Mass Testing at STX Prison After COVID-19 Outbreak

After several inmates at the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility in Golden Grove on St. Croix tested positive for coronavirus in the past few weeks, the Bureau of Corrections is doing mass testing.

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