March 2, 2021

COVID-19 TDCJ Update

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice appreciates the actions taken today by Governor Abbott rescinding many elements of his Emergency Declarations on COVID-19. While there is nothing specific in his actions that impacts the TDCJ, we are taking action.

Planning has already been underway to resume visitation at all TDCJ units soon. It will take some time to implement new procedures but will likely include the use of rapid testing and pre-scheduling of visits. It is likely that in-person visitation days will be expanded, and video visitation instituted during the pandemic will continue.

We thank everyone for your patience during this unprecedented emergency impacting us all. As soon as we have additional information, we will announce details on all our public social media channels and www.tdcj.texas.gov.

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Helpful Links:

Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) - News Updates COVID-19
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) - Texas Case Counts Map
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - World Map
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