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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Harris County, Texas (Sheriff's Office; Harris County Jail); county level · Texas
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Tex. Local Gov't Code § 351.041
- Issued
- 2020-04-01 Apr. 1, 2020
- Effective
- March 2020 (visitation suspension) through the April 2020 revision (read as 2020-04-01)
- End
- Visitation remained suspended in the largest Texas jail through 2020 (remote video visitation instituted) (read as 2020-12-31)
- In force
- Apr. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- jail visitors
- the public (storefronts and substations)
- deputies and detention staff
- Securus (phone provider)
- Functions reached
- VS visitors to the largest jail in Texas (about 9,000 inmates)
- OP public offices closed to walk-in service
- EMP PPE and screening
- Character
- context
- Collection
- State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD
Operative words
In order to minimize unnecessary physical contact with our community, the Sheriff's Office is restricting public access to storefronts and substations.... Attorney-client interviews and other essential visits are not be affected. Phone service provider Securus will offer each inmate five free calls per week while visitation is suspended.
Enforcement
Sheriff's authority over the jail (Tex. Local Gov't Code § 351.041); TCJS variance
Notes
Exact date of the visitation suspension not stated in the FAQ (the archived visitation page of Mar. 16, 2020 carries the notice; see Ex. 090 if retrieved).
Retrieval noteUndated FAQ; dated by its archive capture (Apr. 10, 2020); file name carries 2020-04-01 as an approximation.