FACTS

1. Correctional workers can be bitten or stabbed during an inmate assault, punctured with a used needle, or splashed in the face with blood. Exposures to bloodborne diseases can happen in any of these situations.
2. Research has shown that correctional officers experience high stress levels, burnout, and a variety of other mental health-related consequences as a result of their jobs.
3. The negative physical and mental health outcomes for correctional officers can have harmful effects on the wider prison institution.
4. Jails and prisons can be unpredictable work settings.
5. Security issues are often a higher concern than infection control.
6. Inmates may have […]

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