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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-033 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

ADCRR Media Advisory, 'COVID-19 Management Strategy Update' (Mar. 18, 2020)

Contact and non-contact legal and non-legal visitation suspended; $4 health-care copay waived for symptomatic inmates; free hand soap; all routine internal movement of inmates stopped; community-college inmate classes suspended

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
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
2020-03-18 (immediately; classes suspended Mar. 17) (read as 2020-03-18)
End
Until the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration expired (Mar. 30, 2022) for the soap provision; visitation and movement measures re-evaluated through 2020-21 (read as 2022-03-30)
In force
Mar. 18, 2020 to Mar. 30, 2022
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Gathering capHealth care ordersOther
Addressees
  • visitors including attorneys
  • inmates
  • community colleges providing inmate classes
  • staff
Functions reached
  • VS visitors and attorneys
  • IN community-college education contractors (classes suspended)
  • OP internal movement
Character
context
Collection
State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD

Operative words

Director David Shinn has taken proactive measures to protect the public safety and well-being of all ADCRR employees and inmates by suspending contact and non-contact legal and non-legal visitation of inmates throughout the prison system.... Effective immediately, ADCRR has stopped all routine internal movement of inmates across all Arizona Prison Complexes.... Effective yesterday, all inmate classes provided by local community colleges are suspended.

Enforcement

Director's authority under A.R.S. § 41-1604

Notes

Reached the community colleges (Rio Salado, Central Arizona and others) that provide inmate education under contract.

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