For the third time in six years, the state Department of Correction has been cited by the state Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety and Health for the discovery of mold at a women's correctional facility in Niantic.
During an unannounced inspection last August, OSHA reported seeing mold on ceiling tiles in the front entrance/lobby and west wing hallway, as well as ceilings and walls in the bathrooms on the first and second floors in the Davis Building at the Janet S. York Correctional Institution. In 2007 and 2003 the DOC was cited for having mold problems in other areas inside the Davis Building. In all cases, the department was never fined.
The Marilyn Baker House, a six-month inpatient program for inmates with alcohol and substance abuse issues, is in the Davis Building. About 78 inmates and a dozen staff members spend time in the 70-year-old building.
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