NYC jails resume in-person visits after pandemic pause
Mayor Bill de Blasio said at the time that the city would try to compensate by making more phones and stamps available for inmates to stay in touch with their families during the pause. The city also launched a “televisit initiative” for people in jail to video conference with people on the outside.
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3h agoIn-person visits at New York City jails resumed Friday after being suspended at the start of the coronavirus crisis.
The first visitors came to Rikers Island and other city
lockups.
Last year, the jails became hot spots for the spread of the virus.
That
prompted efforts to decrease an inmate population numbering in the thousands
and suspend the in-person visits.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said at the time that the city would try to
compensate by making more phones and stamps available for inmates to stay in
touch with their families during the pause.
The city also launched a “televisit
initiative” for people in jail to video conference with people on the outside.
During the initial phase of the return to in-person visits, family members
will be allowed to see inmates on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Visitors
will have to practice social distancing, wear masks, undergo temperature checks
and complete a self-screen for COVID-19.
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