The Los Angeles County sheriff says inmates are deliberately attempting to infect themselves with coronavirus. The Sheriff’s Office tweeted surveillance video (see below) taken April 26 showing inmates sharing bottles and masks to try to contract COVID-19. “It’s sad to think that someone would deliberately expose themselves to COVID-19,” Sheriff Alex Villanueva said. “As a result of this behavior from this particular module, 21 inmates tested positive for COVID-19 within a week of these videos being taken.” The sheriff said there was a 60% jump in cases in one week.
Apparently, the inmates thought if they tested positive, there was a way to get released from jail. But the sheriff said that’s not going to happen.