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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-073 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

MN DOC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Apr. 1, 2020)

All in-person visiting suspended until further notice at all State correctional facilities

Minnesota Department of Corrections (Commissioner Paul Schnell) · Minnesota Department of Corrections; State level (State)

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Jurisdiction
Minnesota Department of Corrections; State level · Minnesota
Level
State
Authority
Minn. Stat. § 241.01
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
Effective
2020-03-13
End
Until further notice; in-person visiting resumed in 2021 with conditions (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
  • incarcerated persons
Functions reached
  • VS visitors
  • VL volunteers
Character
context
Collection
State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD

Operative words

COVID-19 and Visiting ALL VISITING SUSPENDED: All in-person visiting has been suspended until further notice. We are working closely with the Minnesota Department of Health and the Department of Public Safety to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 ('coronavirus') developments.

Enforcement

Commissioner's authority (Minn. Stat. § 241.01; Policy 301.010)

Notes

Companion to the Expanded Work Release memorandum (Ex. 031) and the Commissioner's statement of Mar. 30, 2020.

Retrieval note

Date of the suspension (Mar. 13, 2020) per the Department's later chronology; the archived page states the suspension without a date.

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