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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-022 Order Primary source read

SCDC COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two), Mar. 16, 2020

Visitation suspended 30 days; all inmate facility transfers suspended 30 days; all work release and labor crews suspended 14 days; official staff travel suspended 30 days; staff training and meetings suspended; contractors screened as staff before entry

South Carolina Department of Corrections (Director Bryan P. Stirling), after coordination with DHEC and the Governor's Office · South Carolina Department of Corrections; State level (State)

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Jurisdiction
South Carolina Department of Corrections; State level · South Carolina
Level
State
Authority
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-130
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16 (immediately) (read as 2020-03-16)
End
Thirty-day periods re-evaluated and extended; work-release and labor-crew suspensions continued into the summer of 2020 (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Gathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOther
Addressees
  • visitors and attorneys
  • inmates (transfers, work release, labor crews)
  • staff (travel, training)
  • contractors requiring access
Functions reached
  • PL private employers of work-release inmates (labor supply suspended)
  • JS labor crews for public and private customers suspended
  • EMP contractor screening
  • VS visitors
  • HR training
  • TRAV staff travel
Collection
State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD

Operative words

VISITATION: Visitation will be suspended for 30 days, at which time the suspension will be reevaluated.... INMATE MOVEMENT: All inmate facility transfers will be suspended, unless medically necessary, for 30 days... WORK RELEASE AND LABOR CREWS: All work release and labor crews will be suspended for 14 days and then will be reevaluated.... OFFICIAL STAFF TRAVEL: Official staff travel will be suspended for 30 days... TRAINING: All staff training, and meetings are suspended through March 31, 2020... CONTRACTORS: Essential contractor access to SCDC facilities will continue; however, contractors who require access will be screened using the same procedures as staff prior to entry

Enforcement

Director's authority; Attestation of No Known Illness form (SCDC Form M-217) required of attorneys

Notes

Work release inmates staff private employers under S.C. Code § 24-3-40; the 14-day suspension removed that workforce from those employers. Labor crews serve municipalities and non-profits.