For the second time this week, a downtown ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ jail has been disrupted by inmates concerned about unsafe conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic, city officials said Friday.
A disruption at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ City Justice Center on Tucker Boulevard on Friday prompted the transfer of 45 inmates to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Medium Security Institution, also known as the workhouse. The incident comes after a similar disturbance resulted in 56 inmates getting moved to the workhouse after they refused to return to their cells Tuesday.
A statement from Aldermanic President Lewis Reed said the inmates didn't want to be housed with COVID-19 positive people.
As of Dec. 23, the building held 742 inmates, according to city data.Â
