Thousands of Prisoners Forced to Stay During Hurricane Florence

Thousands of Prisoners Forced to Stay During Hurricane Florence Prison officials are planning to leave behind thousands of people in the mandatory Hurricane Florence evacuation zones. The prisoners, guards and staff at a South Carolina state prison and three jails in Virginia will remain during
the storm. Dexter Lee, South Carolina Department of Corrections spokesman, via motherjones.com South Carolina’s MacDougall Correction Institution was also not evacuated during Hurricane Hugo, The Norfolk Sheriff’s Office in Virginia ordered 3,200 gallons of fuel for the city jail Portsmouth City Jail, which holds 240 inmates, has also declined to evacuate,