Table 3.

Prevention policies

Policy Description	Frequency		Policy Type		Policy Form		Who Policy Primarily Affects
	N	%	DOC-specific	Public health	Expand access	Mandate change	Resident	Staff	System
Staff masks provided by DOCa	46	92%		X	X			X
Resident masks provided by DOCa	46	92%		X	X		X
Increased facility cleaning	46	92%		X		X			X
Staff required to wear masksa	38	76%		X		X		X
Extra cleaning products provided to residents at no cost	32	64%		X	X		X
Staff self-quarantine 14 days after positive	21	42%		X		X		X
Residents must always wear masksa	21	24%		X		X	X
Residents have the option to wear masks but not requireda	21	42%		X	X		X
Staff have option to wear masks	17	34%		X	X			X
Sanitizer is available in limited locations	17	34%		X	X				X
Sanitizer is made widely available	15	30%		X	X				X
% of policies monitored of total in category			0%	100%	63.6%	36.4%	36.4%	36.4%	27.3%

^aNote: No policies were mutually exclusive and percentage values indicate whether a policy has ever been released. Thus, policies that may seem as though they should total to 100% (e.g., staff masking optional and staff masking required) will not. Policies changed over time and therefore prison systems could have had both policies in place at some point during the pandemic