Background: Washington, District of Columbia lowered severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmission in its large jail while community incidence was still high.

Methods: Coordinated clinical and operational interventions brought new cases to near zero.

Results: Aggressive infection control and underlying jail architecture can promote correctional coronavirus disease 2019 management.

Conclusions: More intensive monitoring could help confirm that in-house transmission is truly zero.

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