While I was in federal prison (during COVID-19) at another area of the prison inmates were allowed out of their cells for 30 minutes every 3 days and they had t

While I was in federal prison (during COVID-19) at another area of the prison inmates were allowed out of their cells for 30 minutes every 3 days and they had to choose between: (a) take a shower (b) make a phone call or (c) speak to staff or file some kind of paperwork. Note that they are essentially required to pick (a) since other inmates have to live within 4 feet of them and if they "willingly" choose to not shower they will be seen as disrespecting others. This was because of COVID-19 causing a "lockdown" but I was told that this situation wasn't new and that over the last few years that area of the prison was locked down about 30% of the time. It's also worth mentioning that the area of the prison was a holding area mostly for minimum security inmates - eg. inmates that have non-violent records with some other qualifications.