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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-020 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

NJDOC release, 'NJDOC Resumes Visitation with COVID-19 Precautions' (dated Apr. 29, 2021; posted Apr. 23, 2021)

Visitation 'provisional'

New Jersey Department of Corrections (Commissioner Marcus O. Hicks) · New Jersey Department of Corrections; State level (State)

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Jurisdiction
New Jersey Department of Corrections; State level · New Jersey
Level
State
Authority
N.J.S.A. 30:1B-6
Issued
2021-04-29 Apr. 29, 2021
Effective
2021-05-01
End
Conditions continued through Q3 2021 (visitation remained 'provisional and may be further modified or limited') (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
May 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Gathering capWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • visitors
  • incarcerated persons
Functions reached
  • VS visitors
  • EMP screening
  • CB
Character
context
Collection
State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD

Operative words

Visitations will take place in an outdoor area, weather permitting, to allow for social distancing. Visitors will be required to call the prisons in advance to schedule their outdoor visit, with reservations scheduled on a limited, first-come-first-serve basis.... the total number of visitors permitted for each incarcerated person will be limited to two adults and two children per visit.... Visitation is provisional and may be further modified or limited if testing data indicates a need to do so to protect public health.

Enforcement

Conditions of visitation under N.J.A.C. 10A:18-6; the Outdoor Visit Binder of Apr. 23, 2021

Notes

Q3 2021: New Jersey prison visitation was still outdoor-only, reservation-only, capacity-limited and screened.