Florida Corrections Secretary Mark Inch on Friday announced that starting Oct. 2 he will lift the state’s ban on visiting prisons that has deprived thousands of inmates from seeing their loved ones since mid-March.Suspending prison visitation was one of the first measures Inch put in place to try and minimize the spread of the coronavirus in Florida’s prison system. In a video announcement Friday, Inch said he plans to resume visitations “where it is safe and appropriate to do so” because he understands they are key to maintaining family bonds.
Families of Florida inmates may get to visit soon. State announces date.
Florida Corrections Secretary Mark Inch on Friday announced that starting Oct. 2 he will lift the state’s ban on visiting prisons that has deprived thousands of inmates from seeing their loved ones since mid-March.Suspending prison visitation was one of the first measures Inch put in place to try and minimize the spread of the coronavirus in Florida’s prison system. In a video announcement Friday, Inch said he plans to resume visitations “where it is safe and appropriate to do so” because he understands they are key to maintaining family bonds.
