Crime & Safety
Video Visitation Between Inmates, Families Start This Weekend At 5 California Prisons
California prisons have been closed to in-person visits since mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By CBSLA Staff
November 24, 2020 at 11:34 am
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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Video visitation is being launched at California prisons just in time for the holidays.
California prisons have been closed to in-person visits since mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says it had 283 cases COVID-19 last month, its lowest number since April, but those numbers are on the rise as they are in the rest of the state.
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There are currently 1,975 cases of COVID-19 across California’s prison system.
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