{"id":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-051","kind":"context","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Harris County, Texas (Sheriff\u0027s Office; Harris County Jail); county level","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","eco":"","issuer":"Harris County Sheriff\u0027s Office (Sheriff Ed Gonzalez)","authority":"Tex. Local Gov\u0027t Code § 351.041","instrument":"Harris County Sheriff\u0027s Office, \u0027Frequently Asked Questions COVID-19\u0027 (as archived Apr. 10, 2020)","title":"Public access to storefronts and substations restricted; jail visitation suspended (attorney-client interviews and essential visits continue); PPE issued to deputies and jail staff; reports taken by phone and online","dateIssued":"2020-04-01","effective":"March 2020 (visitation suspension) through the April 2020 revision","end":"Visitation remained suspended in the largest Texas jail through 2020 (remote video visitation instituted)","startDate":"2020-04-01","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["GATH","EMP","CRT"],"addressees":["jail visitors","the public (storefronts and substations)","deputies and detention staff","Securus (phone provider)"],"clause":"In order to minimize unnecessary physical contact with our community, the Sheriff\u0027s Office is restricting public access to storefronts and substations.... Attorney-client interviews and other essential visits are not be affected. Phone service provider Securus will offer each inmate five free calls per week while visitation is suspended.","enforcement":"Sheriff\u0027s authority over the jail (Tex. Local Gov\u0027t Code § 351.041); TCJS variance","functions":["VS visitors to the largest jail in Texas (about 9,000 inmates)","OP public offices closed to walk-in service","EMP PPE and screening"],"notes":"Exact date of the visitation suspension not stated in the FAQ (the archived visitation page of Mar. 16, 2020 carries the notice; see Ex. 090 if retrieved).","sourceUrl":"https://www.harriscountyso.org/documents/COVID-19%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200410/https://www.harriscountyso.org/documents/COVID-19%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":455061,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","url":"/library/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-051","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-051","citation":"Harris County Sheriff\u0027s Office (Sheriff Ed Gonzalez), Harris County Sheriff\u0027s Office, \u0027Frequently Asked Questions COVID-19\u0027 (as archived Apr. 10, 2020) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-051)","stateName":"Texas","related":["AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-090"]}