SARS-CoV-2 transmission control in California correctional facilities
LBNL provided technical assistance to the CalPROTECT project, which is a collaboration between the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, San Francisco. The CalPORTECT team provided support and guidance to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CalPROTECT team provided recommendations to mitigate the risk posed to the residents and staff who live and work in CDCR prisons through considering scientific knowledge of the virus, analyzing anonymized resident and staff level data from CCHCS, evaluation of statewide and institution-level policies, and data collection during site visits to CDCR prisons during the pandemic.