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After More Than A Year, Some State Prisons To Allow In-Person Visitors Again

AP In this Tuesday, April 13, 2010 photo, a solitary corrections officer looks out from a tower at one corner of the state prison in Camp Hill, Pa. Five Western Pennsylvania facilities, including SCI Laurel Highlands and Cambridge Springs, will reopen to in-person visitors over the course of the next week, more than a year after the program was shut down due to COVID-19. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections said the change in policy marks a move toward more normal operations, though officials warn it may still be a while before incarcerated people can see family. “Maintaining connections with loved ones is very important for incarcerated individuals, in-person visitation is a big part of that,” DOC press secretary Maria Bivens said in an emailed statement. “At the same time, COVID remains a threat – particularly in congregate settings like prisons – so we are reinstating visitation in a calculated manner that protects the health of everyone involved.”

N J reverses decision to house transgender woman in men s prison

New Jersey’s Department of Corrections has reversed its decision to house a transgender woman in a men’s prison after critics raised concerns that the transfer may have violated the state’s Law Against Discrimination. Rae Rollins, 25, is now at a women’s facility in Pennsylvania, records show. She had been the only person classified as “female” to be housed in a men’s facility anywhere in New .

In-person visits set to resume at Westmoreland prison as inmate vaccinations begin

TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. In-person visits with inmates at the Westmoreland County Prison will resume in June as officials ease restrictions enacted last year during the coronavirus pandemic. Inmates have been limited to video visits with friends and family as the coronavirus surged through the community and inside the Hempfield lockup. Warden Bryan Kline said starting June 1, the facility will move to more normal operations with the resumption of several in-house social service programs. A week later, in-person visits and work release programs will restart.

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