NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

COUNTY PRISON: The Director of Corrections reports that currently there are no cases of COVID-19 among the staff or inmates at the Northampton County Prison (NCP). Since the start of the pandemic, 188 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19. All have finished their quarantine periods or are no longer at NCP. Sixty-five staff members have tested positive for the virus since the start of the pandemic. All have finished their quarantine periods and returned to work.

Since March 2020, NCP has conducted 3,603 tests for COVID-19 on inmates. All new inmates coming into the facility receive a test before they are transferred to general population; residents are tested on a random basis. There are currently 569 inmates in residence at NCP.