The Hill
BY JARED GANS – 06/03/23 11:18 AM ET
A woman has been arrested in Washington state after authorities said she refused to seek treatment for tuberculosis for more than a year.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department said in a statement on Thursday that the woman, who was not identified, was taken to the Pierce County Jail where she will be housed in a room specially equipped for isolation, testing and treatment. The department thanked the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department and deputies for their role in the “necessary intervention.”