72 inmates, 7 officers get chickenpox at Maximum Security Prison
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday••health
Key Points:
- Over the past two months, 72 inmates and seven officers at the Maximum Security Prison (MSP) have contracted chickenpox, with the first case detected on November 11, 2025.
- Currently, 29 inmates are being treated in a designated isolation unit, while 43 have been cleared and returned to the general population; seven staff members are on sick leave.
- The outbreak is confined to MSP, with no reported cases in other correctional facilities.
- Mitigation measures include medical screening, hourly sanitization of shared spaces, and a repurposed building for isolation where infected inmates undergo a 21-day quarantine followed by medical clearance.
- Prison officers have been provided with personal protective equipment and informed about preventive
