PITTSBURGH — Westmoreland County Prison has spent all of its $67,000 annual budget for cleaning supplies by September, as a higher inmate population creates a greater need for products that support sanitary conditions, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
The article stated that constant cleaning of the prison is required to prevent staph infections among the prisoners, specifically the threat of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) — an infection that is resistant to certain antibiotics.
The article reported that prison employees frequently clean cells, housing units and showers to prevent the disease, which is passed by skin-to-skin contact in places like hospitals, prisons, nursing homes and locker rooms.
The Tribune-Review noted that MRSA kills 17,000 people each year.
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