Nearly half of Wisconsin prison inmates are fully vaccinated
Posted: May 28, 2021 4:54 PM CDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly half of the people in custody in Wisconsin's prisons and youth facilities are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The rate exceeds the vaccination rate for Wisconsin as a whole, after initially lagging behind.
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections shows nearly 9,000 people, or 47.2%, of the eligible prison population, have been fully vaccinated as of Tuesday.
That's compared with 41.7% of eligible state residents overall.