Crime & Safety
Corrections Officials Cancel Inmate Visits
The state will bar visits to its prisons on Sunday, when Irene is expected to hit the state.
The state’s Department of Correction has canceled all visiting hours for all correctional facilities for Sunday, in anticipation of Hurricane Irene.
“We do not want anyone putting themselves in harm’s way by traveling to a correctional facility during a hurricane,” said DOC Commissioner Leo C. Arnone. “As Governor Malloy has said, we are ‘preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best.’ ”
Anyone planning to visit a correctional facility after Sunday is encouraged to check the DOC website first to make sure normal visiting hours have been restored.
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They can also contact the department’s public information office at 860.692.7780.
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