{"id":2476,"date":"2022-02-25T15:02:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T23:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/visitors\/?page_id=2476"},"modified":"2024-06-25T10:28:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T17:28:44","slug":"vaccination-testing-procedures-for-visitors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/visitors\/vaccination-testing-procedures-for-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID&#8209;19 Protocols for Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vaccination and Testing Requirements <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All incarcerated people residing in a facility in \u201cOPEN\u201d phase of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/covid19\/reopening\/\">Roadmap to Reopening<\/a> are now eligible for in-person visitation, regardless of vaccination status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children under the age of two are now permitted to visit \u2013 they are not required to wear a face mask, but must screen negative for COVID symptoms the day of visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning Feb. 1, 2023, those participating in visiting, including family visiting, will no longer be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination status or a COVID-19 test. All visitors must continue to self-screen negative for COVID-19 symptoms on the day of the visit.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, face coverings are no longer required for visitors, but encouraged. The Department will make masks available to those who wish to wear one during a visit.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents in medical isolation will not be eligible for in-person or video visiting.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If staff observe residents or visitors displaying symptoms consistent with a contagious disease, the visit may be terminated.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Masking Guidance <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CDCR has updated masking requirements for all in-person visitors. The following guidance is effective immediately:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For indoor, in-person visits where the entire facility is in the OPEN Phase of the Roadmap to Reopening AND Center for Disease Control (CDC) county transmissibility rates are low: Procedure mask optional but encouraged, regardless of vaccination status.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For indoor, in-person visits where one or more housing units is in the OUTBREAK Phase of the Roadmap to Reopening AND\/OR CDC County Transmissibility is MEDIUM OR HIGH: Procedure mask will be required for all visitors above the age of two, regardless of vaccination status.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Masks are optional while outdoors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See September 23, 2022 Memo on updated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/covid19\/face-coverings-prison\/\">masking guidance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Walk-in Visiting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All incarcerated people without disciplinary restrictions are eligible for walk-in visits, regardless of vaccination status. Please see the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/visitors\/visiting-status\/\">Facility Visiting Status<\/a>&nbsp;page for specific information relative to walk-in visits at your facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">During a Visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Five people may visit one incarcerated person at a time. Minors age two and under are now allowed to participate in a visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning and end of each visit, incarcerated persons may:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Briefly embrace and kiss visitors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hold hands during the visit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hold minor children accompanying visitor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaccination and Testing Requirements All incarcerated people residing in a facility in \u201cOPEN\u201d phase of the Roadmap to Reopening are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"hide_featured_image_on_mobile":false,"hide_featured_image_on_post_details":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2476","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>COVID-19 Protocols for Visitors - 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