DOC news release, 'DOC Takes Steps to Prevent Spread of COVID-19'

The record

Jurisdiction

Arkansas Department of Corrections (Division of Correction and Division of Community Correction); State level · Arkansas

Level

State

Authority

Ark. Code Ann. § 12-27-105

Issued

2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020

Effective

2020-03-16

End

Extended beyond 21 days; visitation remained suspended through 2020 (modified visitation from late 2020 per the Department's visitation-update pages) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Mar. 16, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public officesOther

Addressees

• visitors
• occasional volunteers including faith-based groups
• Parole Board participants
• inmates including 309 Program participants in county jails

Functions reached

• VS visitors
• VL faith-based and occasional volunteers
• CR Parole Board hearings (telephone)
• CB

Character

context

Collection

State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD

Operative words

the Department of Corrections is suspending inmate visitation for 21 days in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to the employees and inmates at its correctional facilities. The suspension includes all prisons and community correction centers, and it applies to regular and special visits.... To further reduce the number of people coming inside the facilities, only badged volunteers will be allowed to enter facilities for the next 21 days. Occasional volunteers, including those with faith-based groups, cannot enter during this time. The Parole Board will hold its hearings by telephone and will not appear in person at the facilities

Enforcement

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