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Abstract: 

On November 29, 2022, the CDC released updated Covid-19 guidelines for jails, prisons, and detention facilities. We have reproduced the guidelines here in their entirety. The guidance combines and replaces previous CDC guidance documents for COVID-19 in homeless service sites and correctional and detention facilities. It recommends adding enhanced COVID-19 prevention strategies when the COVID-19 Community Levels are high (previously medium) or when there are facility-specific risks, but no longer routinely recommends quarantine after someone is exposed to a person with COVID-19. The guidance includes an option to end isolation for people with COVID-19 after 7 days with a negative viral test. It continues to provide considerations for facilities that prefer to continue implementing quarantine protocols, and emphasizes the importance of maximizing access to in-person visitation to promote correctional and detention facility residents’ mental health and well-being.

Keywords: Covid-19 Facility-Specific Risks; Quarantine; Testing and Isolation; Visitation

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