Face masks for a coronavirus-hit US prison became 70% pricier overnight
A Louisiana correctional institution has been hit hard by the new coronavirus—and by jacked-up prices for face masks. The US Bureau of Prisons (BOP), which runs the facility, will pay nearly 70% more for an order of the personal protective equipment than it agreed to just one day earlier, according to federal purchasing data reviewed by Quartz. Records show that the BOP signed a contract to buy “coronavirus masks” from Epko Supply of Round Rock, Texas at 3:50pm on Thursday, April 2.
