"Non-contact" visits with inmates will be allowed in October, seven months after they were suspended due to COVID-19.
The federal prison system, the largest in the country, is preparing to resume inmate visitation in October, seven months after social visits were suspended due to the threat posed by the deadly coronavirus, officials said Tuesday.
The move comes as the virus has exacted a heavy toll, claiming the lives of 118 prisoners and two staff members. And the threat still remains, with 1,643 inmates listed as infected, along with 661 staffers. More than 11,000 inmates and staffers have recovered, the agency reported Tuesday. "In the alternative, if a barrier is not present, social distancing between visitors and inmates must be enforced," the agency said."The frequency and number of visitors should be adjusted to ensure all inmates have an opportunity to visit at least twice a month."
Kevin Ring, president of the prisoner advocacy group Families Against Mandatory Minimums, said BOP's action represents a"first step" for anxious families who have gone months without seeing loved ones.
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