Abbott suspends in-person county, city jail visits for inmates [View all]

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered county and municipal jails to suspend in-person visitations for inmates in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

The executive order, which was announced Friday, will not apply to attorneys who are visiting clients, or to religious leaders and clergy members.

When Abbott declared a state of disaster for Texas counties in March, he had suspended visitations to the state’s jails, prisons and juvenile justice facilities.

In a written statement, Abbott said Friday’s announcement is a continuation of the state’s efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in highly susceptible areas.

Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20200522/abbott-suspends-in-person-county-city-jail-visits-for-inmates