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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-027LA DPS&C 'Summary of COVID-19 Response' (Apr. 9, 2020)Suspension of visitation, volunteering, tours, programming, transfers between prisons and routine transfers from the local level; Angola…Louisiana Department of Public Safety and CorrectionsLouisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections; State levelStateApr. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-005Executive Order No. 124 (2020)Temporary emergency medical home confinement of inmates at heightened risk; expedited parole review; Emergency Medical Review Committee…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew Jersey (Governor; Department of Corrections; State Parole Board); State levelStateApr. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-086NMCD '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…New Mexico Corrections DepartmentNew Mexico Corrections Department; State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-097Executive Order 2020-53 (COVID-19)Enhanced restrictions on price gouging, continued through May 15, 2020 (rescinding EO 2020-18)Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichigan (Governor); State levelStateApr. 13, 20202020 Q2Supply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-031Internal Memo, 'COVID-19 Expanded Work Release Program (C19EWRP)'Temporary expansion of work release: low- and medium-risk adults who have served half their term may reside in approved community residences…Minnesota Department of Corrections (Deputy Commissioner Curtis Shanklin)Minnesota Department of Corrections (Community Services Division); State levelStateApr. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-010Proclamation 20-50 (amending Proclamation 20-05), 'Reducing Prison Population'Waiver and suspension of statutes limiting the Department of Corrections' ability to reduce the incarcerated population (Rapid Reentry…Governor Jay InsleeWashington (Governor; Department of Corrections; Washington National Guard and State Guard); State levelStateApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-042Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott, Texas National Guard Announce COVID-19 Mobile Testing Sites'Mobilization of more than 1,200 Guard personnel in 25 mobile testing teams (45 members each) to sites identified by DSHS, in support of TDEM…Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas National Guard (Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General)Texas (Governor; Texas National Guard; Texas Department of State Health Services; Texas Division of Emergency Management); State levelStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-012Executive Order D 2020 043Amending and Extending Executive Order D 2020 016 Temporarily Suspending Certain Regulatory Statutes Concerning Criminal Justice (intensive…Governor Jared PolisColorado (Governor; Department of Corrections; community corrections); State levelStateApr. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-054Sheriff's release, 'COVID-19 and County Jails Update' (Apr. 24, 2020)Jail population reduced by accelerated release credits, stipulated medical releases and zero-bail releases under the Judicial Council's…San Diego County Sheriff's Department (Sheriff William D. Gore)San Diego County, California (Sheriff's Department); county levelCountyApr. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-058Executive Order 2020-293Conditional Commutation of Sentence (second list of inmates nearing release or at higher medical risk), on the same conditions as EO…Governor Andy BeshearKentucky (Governor; Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; Department of Corrections); State levelStateApr. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Quarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-047NMCD release, 'Extension of visitation changes' (Apr. 28, 2020)Suspension of in-person visitation and volunteer entry into facilities extended, in alignment with the Governor's Public Health Order and…New Mexico Corrections DepartmentNew Mexico Corrections Department; State levelStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-035Board of Pardons and Paroles Temporary Order of May 4, 2020Telework for selected employees; in-person unit interviews suspended (video or telephone); in-person office interviews of offender families…Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (David Gutierrez, Presiding Officer)Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles; State levelStateMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-062Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott, Texas National Guard Launch Disinfection Mission For Nursing Facilities'Activation of Guard Facilities Disinfection Teams (Joint Task Force 176) to disinfect nursing homes in coordination with HHSC; recital of…Governor Greg Abbott (with Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris)Texas (Governor; Texas National Guard; Health and Human Services Commission); State levelStateMay 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-077CT DOC 'Press Releases Related to COVID-19' page (as archived Apr. 18, 2020)Index of the Department's COVID-19 releases (March-April 2020), recording that the Department's COVID-19 'safety measures have been extended…Connecticut Department of Correction (Commissioner Rollin Cook)Connecticut Department of Correction; State levelStateApr. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-095PDP 'COVID-19 resources' page (last updated June 22, 2020; archived July 2, 2020)Department COVID-19 resources during the City's 'yellow phase' of reopening (visitation suspended since March 2020 with video visits)Philadelphia Department of Prisons (Commissioner Blanche Carney)Philadelphia Department of Prisons (City of Philadelphia); city levelCityJune 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-063Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Announces White House Title 32 Extension Of Texas National Guard COVID-19 Mission'Federal funding of the Texas National Guard's COVID-19 mission extended through the end of 2020; recital of missions: field testing…Governor Greg AbbottTexas (Governor; Texas National Guard); State levelStateAug. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-094MCSO COVID-19 page (as archived Sept. 28, 2020)Public access to MCSO offices by appointment and screening: callers answered by Legal Liaison staff, asked the reason for their visit and…Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeMaricopa County, Arizona (Sheriff's Office); county levelCountySept. 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-019NJDOC release, 'NJDOC Resumes Visitation and Inmate Activities with COVID-19 Precautions'Outdoor visitation resumed Oct. 9, 2020 by reservation with masks, temperature scans and two-adult limits; intake from county jails and…New Jersey Department of Corrections (Commissioner Marcus O. Hicks)New Jersey Department of Corrections; State levelStateOct. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-049AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-049Alaska Department of CorrectionsAlaska Department of Corrections; State levelStateOct. 29, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-085RIDOC COVID-19 page (as archived Nov. 1, 2020)Department COVID-19 measures since March 2020, including the suspension of in-person visitation and the video visitation program (rules…Rhode Island Department of Corrections (Director Patricia A. Coyne-Fague)Rhode Island Department of Corrections; State levelStateNov. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-069TDOC release, 'TDOC Visitation Suspended Until Further Notice' (Dec. 1, 2020)Visitation suspended again at the four facilities that had resumed visits in late September and early October 2020; recital that TDOC first…Tennessee Department of Correction (Commissioner Tony Parker)Tennessee Department of Correction; State levelStateDec. 1, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-036Board of Pardons and Paroles, Temporary Order Rescinded (Mar. 10, 2021)Rescission of the Board's temporary order effective Feb. 22, 2021, upon Executive Order GA-34; 'the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles…Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (David Gutierrez, Presiding Officer)Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles; State levelStateMar. 10, 20212021 Q1OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-020NJDOC release, 'NJDOC Resumes Visitation with COVID-19 Precautions' (dated Apr. 29, 2021; posted Apr. 23, 2021)Visitation 'provisional'New Jersey Department of Corrections (Commissioner Marcus O. Hicks)New Jersey Department of Corrections; State levelStateApr. 29, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-016CDCR/CCHCS memorandum, 'Clarification of Ongoing COVID-19 Protocols in Correctional Facilities' (June 15, 2021; archived June 23, 2021)No change to CDCR's directive on protective equipment upon the State's June 15, 2021 reopening: masks continue to be required in…CDCR and CCHCS (Secretary Kathleen Allison)California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and CCHCS; State levelStateJune 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-067TDCJ Connections, 'Visitation to resume in August' (July 2021)Visitation to resume in August 2021: contact visits only for vaccinated and eligible inmates, two hours, two adults and two children, two…Texas Department of Criminal JusticeTexas Department of Criminal Justice; State levelStateJuly 1, 20212021 Q3Gathering capVaccination or testingPrimary source read

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