CT Federal Prison: Refuse a Vaccine against COVID-19, Forget about Home Confinement

Date:  03-10-2021 Worries about the vaccine's safety, and lack of trust, are some reasons people in Danbury FCI would rather forgo home confinement than get the vaccine

From the Boston Herald: More than 200 inmates at the federal prison in Danbury, Conn., have declined to get vaccinated against COVID-19, including numerous medically vulnerable prisoners who have been seeking release to home confinement due to concerns about the coronavirus, according to federal officials. Federal prosecutors disclosed in a new court document that nearly 550 of the approximately 800 inmates at the prison complex have been offered a COVID-19 vaccine and 336 have received at least the first of two doses. Another 212 inmates declined. Some inmates may be worried or confused about the safety of the vaccines, or do not trust them, said Ariadne Ellsworth, a Yale Law School student and member of the legal team representing Danbury inmates who filed a class-action lawsuit accusing federal officials of not doing enough to protect them from the coronavirus. Continue reading >>>