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The Minnesota Department of Corrections is doing its part to stop the spread of COVID-19 at its facilities.
At Minnesota Correctional Facility-Red Wing, visitation procedures have changed after a staff member at MCF-Red Wing tested positive for the coronavirus.
Nicholas Kimball, the DOC communications director, said that the state’s correctional facility and field services leaders have developed and implemented plans to maximize social distancing while maintaining access to programming and continuing supervision.
Kimball added that the department continues to limit traffic in and out of the facilities and in-person visiting was suspended earlier this month.
The DOC also introduced a new policy across all Minnesota facilities where any person wishing to conduct a video visit with an inmate will be provided one free 15-minute video visit per week.
To fight the spread of germs, the DOC placed additional hand-washing stations at the entrances to all facilities and additional hand-sanitizing stations at strategic points throughout facilities to minimize cross-contamination between separate living units.
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