{"id":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-066","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas Department of Criminal Justice; State level","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","eco":"","issuer":"Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Executive Director Bryan Collier)","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code § 493.006; Governor\u0027s disaster declaration","instrument":"TDCJ Visitation Alert of Mar. 13, 2020","title":"Visitation temporarily suspended at all TDCJ facilities statewide until further notice, \u0027in accordance with Governor Abbott\u0027s declaration\u0027","dateIssued":"2020-03-13","effective":"2020-03-13","end":"Until further notice; contact visitation resumed for vaccinated inmates in August 2021 (Ex. 067)","startDate":"2020-03-13","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["GATH"],"addressees":["visitors to about 100 TDCJ facilities","inmates"],"clause":"March 13, 2020 In accordance with Governor Abbott\u0027s declaration, effective March 13, 2020, the TDCJ will be temporarily suspending visitation at all our facilities (statewide) until further notice. While we understand the value and significance of the visitation process at our facilities, we also understand the importance of providing and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all involved.","enforcement":"Executive Director\u0027s authority (Tex. Gov\u0027t Code § 493.006); visitation is a privilege under the Offender Visitation Plan","functions":["VS visitors to the largest State prison system in the United States (about 120,000 inmates)","VL volunteer programs (suspended in the same period)","CB"],"notes":"Ties the agency suspension expressly to the Governor\u0027s disaster declaration; the suspension ran seventeen months, into Q3 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/alert/visitation.html","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200510055346/https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/alert/visitation.html","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":125661,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","url":"/library/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-066","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-066","citation":"Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Executive Director Bryan Collier), TDCJ Visitation Alert of Mar. 13, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-066)","stateName":"Texas","related":[]}