TERRE HAUTE, Ind.  – The Bureau of Prisons is making the Terre Haute Federal prison complex an intake center for the region. That means 125 inmates will be moved there Thursday (4/16/20), according to AFGE Local 720 the union that represents employees.

News 10 is reporting that concerned prison employees contacted them to say they’re worried about the spread of the coronavirus and COVID-19.

The 125 inmates are currently being held by U.S. Marshals and county courts around the region.

When they arrive here all 125 inmates will stay in quarantine for 14 days and then be sent to other facilities after that time has passed.