A group of L.A County inmates deliberately tried to infect themselves with the coronavirus in a belief they would be released if they were sick, the sheriff says.
All 21 people who tested positive were from the same module where the video was taken, Villanueva said. In all, the module had about 50 inmates.
All inmates have access to their own cup and the hot water dispenser, and there is no reason for them to share, he said. The process, which began in February, resulted in a reduction of about 5,000 inmates, from more than 17,000 to around 11,700, Villanueva said Monday.
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