ODRC statement on COVID-19

ODRC posted the following on their Face Book account on Tuesday, March 10, 2020:

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Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

DRC cares about the safety and health of our staff, incarcerated adults and their loved ones. Because of this we are putting several safety measures in place within our facilities as we prepare for the potential operational impact of COVID-19. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause, but it is absolutely necessary to protect all Ohioans as best as we can. These safety measures include:

1. Visiting will be suspended indefinitely;
2. Volunteers entering our facilities will be suspended indefinitely;
3. 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;
4. Staff, mission critical contractors, and attorney health screenings will begin upon entry into the facilities;
5. No outside inmate workers will be in the community; inmate workers will only be permitted on state grounds;
6. Only mission critical transfers will take place. Reception, medical, and security are mission critical.
7. In-service training will be changed to mission critical only.
8. CTA trainings will only be mission critical and those necessary for staff to maintain their positions/certifications/licensures.

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This will obviously impact all those who plan to attend programs and events at MCI, including the Easter play and retiree lunches.  As additional information is received the web site will be updated.