COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has suspended inmate visitation indefinitely as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of coronavirus.
According to ODRC, the following safety measure have been implemented:
- Visiting will be suspended indefinitely;
- Volunteers entering our facilities will be suspended indefinitely;
- Only mission critical contractors (construction, medical, food service, etc.) will be permitted to enter the facilities. Mission critical will be determined by the managing officer;
- Staff, mission critical contractors, and attorney health screenings will begin upon entry into the facilities;
- No outside inmate workers will be in the community; inmate workers will only be permitted on state grounds;
- Only mission critical transfers will take place. Reception, medical, and security are mission critical.
- In-service training will be changed to mission critical only.
- CTA trainings will only be mission critical and those necessary for staff to maintain their positions/certifications/licensures.
"We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause, but it is absolutely necessary to protect all Ohioans as best as we can," ODRC said.
