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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-032 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

ADCRR release, 'Arizona Department of Corrections, Reentry and Rehabilitation Announces New Actions To Mitigate COVID-19 Risk'

Visitation at all Arizona prison complexes suspended 30 days effective immediately, including non-contact visits, at Department-operated and third-party-operated facilities

Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (Director David Shinn) · Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry; State level (State)

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Jurisdiction
Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry; State level · Arizona
Level
State
Authority
A.R.S. § 41-1604; Department Order 911
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
Effective
2020-03-13 (immediately) (read as 2020-03-13)
End
Re-evaluated and extended; in-person visitation did not resume until May 2021 (read as 2021-03-31)
In force
Mar. 13, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Gathering cap
Addressees
  • visitors
  • Department-operated prison complexes
  • third-party (private) operated facilities
Functions reached
  • VS visitors
  • CB private prison operators (CoreCivic, GEO, MTC) bound in terms
  • OP
Character
context
Collection
State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD

Operative words

visitation at all Arizona prison complexes will be suspended for 30 days, effective immediately, after which time the suspension will be re-evaluated.... The suspension of visitation includes non-contact visits and applies to facilities operated by the Department as well as third-party operated facilities.

Enforcement

Director's authority under A.R.S. § 41-1604 and Department Order 911

Notes

Expressly reaches 'third-party operated facilities,' the private prison contractors in Arizona.