{"id":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-090","kind":"order","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 notice, \u0027Harris County Jail Suspends Inmate Visitation To Prevent Coronavirus Outbreak\u0027 (as archived Mar. 16, 2020)","title":"Visitation to the Harris County Jail suspended until further notice effective Saturday, Mar. 14, 2020; attorney-client and essential visits unaffected; two free Securus calls per week for 30 days; video visitation at the Joint Processing Center","dateIssued":"2020-03-13","effective":"2020-03-14","end":"Until further notice (remote video visitation instituted; in-person visits did not resume in 2020)","startDate":"2020-03-14","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["GATH"],"addressees":["visitors to the Harris County Jail (about 9,000 inmates)","attorneys (unaffected)","Securus"],"clause":"This week, Harris County was placed under a public health disaster declaration due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To prevent the potential spread, the visitation to Harris County Jail will be suspended until further notice. The measures are being put into effect to protect our staff and inmates. The suspension will be effective, Saturday, March 14, 2020. Attorney-client interviews and other essential visits will not be affected.","enforcement":"Sheriff\u0027s authority over the jail (Tex. Local Gov\u0027t Code § 351.041); TCJS visitation variance","functions":["VS visitors to the third-largest jail in the United States","CB telephone and video vendors substituted"],"notes":"Ties the suspension to the county\u0027s public health disaster declaration of the same week.","sourceUrl":"https://www.harriscountyso.org/JailInfo/inmate_info_inmate_visitation.aspx","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200316/https://www.harriscountyso.org/JailInfo/inmate_info_inmate_visitation.aspx","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":340419,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","url":"/library/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-090","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-090","citation":"Harris County Sheriff\u0027s Office (Sheriff Ed Gonzalez), Harris County Sheriff\u0027s Office notice, \u0027Harris County Jail Suspends Inmate Visitation To Prevent Coronavirus Outbreak\u0027 (as archived Mar. 16, 2020) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-090)","stateName":"Texas","related":["AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-051"]}