‘They’re telling us that no matter what, we’re going to catch it.’ 43% of Inmates at FMC Fort Worth Have COVID. Aerial Photos Reveal Tent City Outside Prison

Aerial Photo of Medical Tents Outside Federal Prison in Texas. Tarrant County Judge says 40% of Inmates at FMC Fort Worth are Infected with COVID. Nationwide, the known infection rate for Covid-19 in jails and prisons is about 2½ times higher than in the general population. [MORE]

From [HERE] As of Monday, 636 inmates at FMC Fort Worth had contracted the coronavirus, according to Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley. That’s about 43% of the inmate population at the federal prison. [MORE]

New white tents constructed on FMC Fort Worth’s campus were visible from NBC 5’s Texas Sky Ranger. Those are medical tents. TV video is [HERE]

The Star Telegram explains, “The prison has added two units and a “Tent City” since the pandemic began. Inmates said they watched with anxiety as the tents went up on the tennis courts, unsure what they were. Watts said the prison plans to have 10 tents to house recovering inmates and three medical tents for those who are seriously ill. 

As of Friday, about 90 recovering inmates were moved into the tent city, Watts said.

“What they’re telling us is that no matter what, we’re going to catch it,” said Raymond Carmona, a 41-year-old inmate with coronavirus. “It’s consuming the whole compound.