'We are focused on containing any potential hot spots and preventing spread both within jails and the community,' Abbott said Friday.
Governor Greg Abbott halted personal visitation in all county and municipal jails across Texas on Friday.
"Jails have shown to be highly susceptible to COVID-19 surges which is why we are focused on containing any potential hot spots and preventing spread both within jails and the community," Abbott said in a Friday statement."I encourage jails to utilize virtual visitation strategies to allow for visitations in a way that protects both staff and the inmate population."
Texas Governor Greg Abbott temporarily stopped all in-person visits to jails and prisons in the state according to an executive order signed Friday.Because of the confined conditions, jails and prisons have become hot zones for the spread of the coronavirus. Some states have released prisoners deemed non-violent or parole violators in an attempt to reduce the spread of the virus throughout the prison population.
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