Prisons Try to Avoid H1N1

BILLINGS - With inmates living in close, confined quarters, Montana Prison officials are doing all they can to protect those behind bars from getting the swine flu. Montana Women's Prison officials said in addition to following the guidelines provided by Centers for Disease Control, they have inmates clean bars, handles and other heavily trafficked areas with bleach water. Officials also posted signs with information about H1N1 and tell prisoners to cover coughs and wash hands. "We're going to do what we can from an emergency stand point to ensure that if it does get in here we're going to contain it," said Deputy Warden Bob Paul. "We are a closed environment here and things like that can spread quickly if we don't take the necessary precautions." Paul also said if prisoners contract H1N1 they will be isolated to keep the virus from spreading.

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