The Bureau of Prisons has spent almost $3 million dollars on ultraviolet sanitizing devices to combat COVID-19 at 122 federal prisons, regional offices and its central office in Washington, D.C., according to the BOP, which confirmed purchase to ABC News.
"These portals are a supplement to the BOP's overarching efforts to ensure the safety andWhile widely touted as a multifaceted solution, the use of UV light involving humans is not without controversy.
A photo obtained by ABC News shows one of the ultraviolet sanitizing gates from GM Hill Engineering installed at more than a hundred federal prisons to combat the spread of COVID-19.Dr. Jay Bhatt, the former chief medical officer at the American Association of Hospitals and an ABC News contributor, said that this is an emerging field with limited scientific study.
MORE: As coronavirus spreads through nation's jails and prisons, lawmakers demand more transparency on toll "The use of tunnels or other physical structures with disinfection aspersion, spray devices or UV-C radiation are not recommended for use on humans," the organizationThe WHO says,"UV-C radiation can cause harmful health effects. These include skin and eye irritation, sunburn, eye injury, digestive tract irritation and cancer. Looking directly at irradiating UV-C light can cause cornea damage. UV-C radiation can generate ozone, a harmful air pollutant.
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