An Innovative Approach to Detect and Mitigate COVID-19 in New York State Local Jails

The Bureau of Justice Assistance's COVID-19 Detection and Mitigation in Confinement Facilities Training and Technical Assistance Center is hosting this free webinar featuring the New York State Sheriffs’ Association (NYSSA). The NYSSA is implementing a comprehensive approach to the detection and mitigation of COVID-19 in confinement facilities, which includes clean air, clean surfaces, cleaning management standards, building occupancy/limitations, and a technology infrastructure to enable customized, automatic, and regular alerts based on real-time data.

Key topics covered during this event:

• Strategy to reach all jails in New York State
• Facility Review – The development of an assessment tool
• Tracking Covid-19 within your facility – Real time data collection and alerts
• Rethinking Clean – A career pathway for the incarcerated population through a certification program

Speakers:

• Tom Mitchell, NYSSA Counsel
• Robert Cuttita, NYSSA Detection and Mitigation Manager
• Kathryn Cooke, Senior Program Coordinator, NYSDOH AIDS Institute
• Stephanie Poskin, Cleaning Management Concepts President
• Brant Insero, ISSA Senior Director of Education, Training, Certification, and Standards

Who should attend:

• Public health professionals
• State and local sheriffs
• Corrections/confinement facility administrators, operators, healthcare personnel, and staff working to better detect and mitigate COVID-19 in prisons, jails, and juvenile confinement facilities