The governor has joined the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in appealing a vaccination order for all prison employees.
are warning that their ranks would rather quit or retire than get their shots.
“I have repeatedly stated the dangers to public safety when 20% to 30% of my workforce is no longer available to provide service, and those dangers are quickly becoming a reality,” Villanueva said in a statement that he posted on social media last week. “We are experiencing an increase in unscheduled retirements, worker compensation claims, employees quitting, and a reduction in qualified applicants.”L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says he won’t force deputies to get inoculated.
Attorneys for the state cited two medical prisons as likely barometers for the vaccine mandate among all prison staff. At the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, 10.14% of the staff had not complied with vaccine requirements by Oct. 25, and 8.26% of the staff at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton had not, according to court documents. All staff were required to be vaccinated by Oct. 14, following orders from the California Department of Public Health.
Steve Fama, an attorney for the Prison Law Office representing prisoners in California, said the attempt to block the vaccine mandate — and Newsom’s support of it — is political.
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