The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections on Tuesday said it would be temporarily suspending visitation and volunteering at all state-run prisons as Louisiana is reporting record surges in COVID-19 infections among its largely unvaccinated population.
The corrections agency announced in a press release that the suspension would remain in place until Aug. 16, at which point the department “will review and reconsider the need for these measures.”
The move, which will immediately take effect at Louisiana s eight state-run prisons, was being taken “out of an abundance of caution concerning the latest surge of COVID-19 positive cases in Louisiana,” the department said.
DOC suspending visitation, volunteering at Louisiana state-run prisons due to COVID surge
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