SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. (EYT) — The Clarion County Department of Corrections has suspended inmate visitation indefinitely due to concerns about COVID-19.

The announcement was made in a release issued on Tuesday morning by the Clarion County Commissioners.

The release detailed the following mitigation actions:

• No inmate visitation until further notice.
• All outside agency support groups for inmates suspended.
• Attorney and Law Enforcement personnel that need to conduct business at the facility must have his/her temperature taken, if temperature is 100 or above they will not be permitted in the facility.
• New Commitments: Temperatures will be checked on all new inmates. If temperature is 100 or above they will be put in medical isolation and medical must be notified.
• Fingerprinting (general public with new charges) Temperatures will be checked. If 100 or above they will not be permitted into the facility. Fingerprinting will be rescheduled.
• Disinfectant of the facility increased to three times per day.
• Stress to all staff and inmates good personal hygiene and universal precautions.

Anyone with questions related to the above actions is asked to call 814-226-9615.

Several other actions were implemented countywide as a part of COVID-19 mitigation efforts. A document detailing these actions can be found here.