{"id":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-070","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Georgia Department of Corrections; State level","state":"GA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","eco":"","issuer":"Georgia Department of Corrections (Commissioner Timothy C. Ward)","authority":"O.C.G.A. § 42-2-11","instrument":"GDC release, \u0027Georgia Department of Corrections Suspends Visitation Statewide: Steps Being Taken to Mitigate COVID-19 Exposure Risks\u0027 (Mar. 12, 2020)","title":"Visitation suspended at all correctional facilities statewide through Apr. 10, 2020 following the Governor\u0027s directive; facility tours suspended; intake screening; additional sanitizing stations","dateIssued":"2020-03-12","effective":"2020-03-12","end":"Extended through Aug. 12, 2020 (Ex. 071) and thereafter through 2020","startDate":"2020-03-12","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["GATH","EMP"],"addressees":["visitors","tour groups","offenders (intake screening)","private prison operators"],"clause":"Following today\u0027s directive issued by Governor Kemp, the GDC has suspended visitation at all correctional facilities statewide. The visitation suspension will be in effect through April 10, 2020. Offenders will continue to have access to their loved ones via mail, phone calls and GOAL devices.... To help further prevent the potential spread of COVID-19 in our facilities, the following processes have been implemented:... Temporarily suspended facility tours; Designated sanitation Officer for each facility","enforcement":"Commissioner\u0027s authority (O.C.G.A. § 42-2-11; SOP 227.02)","functions":["VS visitors","CB private prison operators (GEO, CoreCivic) under GDC contract","OP intake"],"notes":"The release attributes the suspension to \u0027today\u0027s directive issued by Governor Kemp\u0027 (Mar. 12, 2020).","sourceUrl":"http://www.gdc.ga.gov/NewsRoom/PressReleases/georgia-department-corrections-suspends-visitation-statewide","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200316/http://www.gdc.ga.gov/NewsRoom/PressReleases/georgia-department-corrections-suspends-visitation-statewide","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":288428,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","url":"/library/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-070","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-070","citation":"Georgia Department of Corrections (Commissioner Timothy C. Ward), GDC release, \u0027Georgia Department of Corrections Suspends Visitation Statewide: Steps Being Taken to Mitigate COVID-19 Exposure Risks\u0027 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-070)","stateName":"Georgia","related":["AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-071"]}