Nevada prison system suspends inmate visitations due to COVID surge

State situation inmates successful Nevada volition not beryllium capable to person visitors for an chartless play owed to an outbreak of COVID-19 astatine corrections facilities crossed the Silver State.

The Nevada Department of Corrections made the announcement connected its Facebook leafage connected Thursday.

“The Nevada Department of Corrections is seeing an summation successful COVID-19 cases successful institutions crossed the state,” the bureau said successful the post. “As a substance of precaution, each visitation volition beryllium temporarily suspended, effectual immediately.”

The bureau did not accidental however galore cases person been detected successful authorities corrections facilities oregon whether the summation involves inmates, unit oregon both.

In July, NDOC was criticized by Gov. Steve Sisolak for what helium said was a debased vaccination complaint for NDOC employees. At the time, determination were astir 41 percent of employees vaccinated, and 51 percent of inmates were vaccinated.

The NDOC did not springiness a clip estimation for erstwhile visitation mightiness resume.

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