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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-086 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

NMCD 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Apr. 11, 2020)

All inmate visitation suspended; staff medically screened before every shift; inter-facility transfers need-based only; volunteer access suspended through April; outside work details suspended; interstate compact transfers-in suspended; family events, volunteer activities, inmate clubs and banquets postponed; Parole Board hearings by video conference

New Mexico Corrections Department · New Mexico Corrections Department; State level (State)

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Jurisdiction
New Mexico Corrections Department; State level · New Mexico
Level
State
Authority
NMSA 1978, § 33-1-6
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
March 2020 through the Apr. 11, 2020 capture (read as 2020-04-11)
End
Extended Apr. 28, 2020 (Ex. 047) and through 2020 (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
Apr. 11, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther
Addressees
  • visitors
  • staff (pre-shift screening)
  • volunteers
  • customers of outside inmate work details
  • other States (interstate compact)
  • Parole Board participants
Functions reached
  • VS visitors
  • VL volunteers
  • PL customers of outside inmate work details (labor withdrawn)
  • EVT family events and banquets postponed
  • EMP staff screening
  • CR parole hearings by video
Character
context
Collection
State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD

Operative words

Precautions NMCD is taking in response to the virus: ALL inmate visitation has been suspended. Each staff member is being medically screened before they begin their shift at every facility. Inter-facility transfers are limited to need-based only. Volunteer access has been suspended through the end of April.... Outside work details were suspended. Interstate compact transfers-in are temporarily suspended. Family events, volunteer activities, inmate clubs, and banquets were postponed through the end of April.... All Parole Board Hearings are being conducted via video conference.

Enforcement

Secretary's authority (NMSA 1978, § 33-1-6)

Notes

Withdrew inmate work details from outside customers and postponed banquets and family events; the private prison operators in New Mexico were within 'every facility.'