{"id":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-052","kind":"context","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Maricopa County, Arizona (Sheriff\u0027s Office; county jails); county level","state":"AZ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","eco":"","issuer":"Maricopa County Sheriff\u0027s Office (Sheriff Paul Penzone)","authority":"A.R.S. § 31-101","instrument":"MCSO \u0027COVID-19 FAQ\u0027 (revised Mar. 20, 2020)","title":"Volunteers excluded from the jails; non-employee access limited to legal or essential operational personnel; on-site family video visitation ended in favor of tablets; legal visits through glass or by video; cleaning vendor directed to high-touch areas; cite-and-release discretion for non-violent misdemeanors","dateIssued":"2020-03-20","effective":"2020-03-20 (measures in place from mid-March 2020)","end":"Revised FAQs of Apr. 9 and June 15, 2020 continued the access limits through 2020","startDate":"2020-03-20","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["GATH","EMP","OTHER"],"addressees":["volunteers","family and friends of inmates","attorneys","MCSO employees","cleaning vendor"],"clause":"2) Are volunteers still allowed into the jails? Answer- No, not for the time being. MCSO is limiting non-employee access to legal or essential operational personnel only. 3) Are family and friends allowed into the jails for video visitation? Answer- No. Our jail system uses inmate tablet technology for communication with family, friends and other community members. 4) Are legal visits allowed into the jails? Answer- Yes, legal visits are still taking place through glass partitioned rooms... 5) Are you cleaning your jail facilities more than usual? Answer- Yes. MCSO is addressing the appropriate \u0027high-touch\u0027 areas with our cleaning staff and vendor.","enforcement":"Sheriff\u0027s authority over jail access (A.R.S. § 31-101)","functions":["VL volunteers excluded from the fourth-largest jail system in the United States","VS family visitation","EMP non-employee access limited to \u0027legal or essential operational personnel\u0027","JS janitorial vendor directed"],"notes":"Reaches every non-essential vendor and volunteer program at the Maricopa County jails (about 7,000 inmates).","sourceUrl":"https://www.mcso.org/Multimedia/PressRelease/FAQ%20Covid-19-3.20.20%20FINAL.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200419/https://www.mcso.org/Multimedia/PressRelease/FAQ%20Covid-19-3.20.20%20FINAL.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":140404,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","url":"/library/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-052","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-052","citation":"Maricopa County Sheriff\u0027s Office (Sheriff Paul Penzone), MCSO \u0027COVID-19 FAQ\u0027 (revised Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-052)","stateName":"Arizona","related":[]}