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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-014 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

VADOC release, 'Virginia DOC Mobilized Against COVID-19, Asks Visitors to Self-Monitor'

Screening of offenders received from local jails; PPE and pharmaceutical inventory

Virginia Department of Corrections (Director Harold W. Clarke) · Virginia Department of Corrections; State level (State)

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Jurisdiction
Virginia Department of Corrections; State level · Virginia
Level
State
Authority
Va. Code § 53.1-10
Issued
2020-03-11 Mar. 11, 2020
Effective
2020-03-14
End
Superseded by the suspension of visitation and volunteer activities (by Mar. 20, 2020; see Ex. 017) (read as 2020-03-20)
In force
Mar. 14, 2020 to Mar. 20, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • visitors to State correctional facilities
  • volunteers and contractors
  • offenders received from local jails
Functions reached
  • EMP contractors screened at entry
  • VL volunteers
  • CB visitors (4,000 per weekend)
Character
context
Collection
State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD

Operative words

.. On average, about 4,000 people visit Virginia offenders at VADOC facilities each weekend, including international visitors.... VADOC has a screening protocol in place for offenders coming into state facilities from local jails.

Enforcement

Condition of entry to State correctional facilities (Va. Code § 53.1-10)

Notes

The 4,000-visitor weekly figure documents the commerce (travel, lodging, food) the March 2020 suspension then ended.