Dozens of Texas prisons cancel visiting hours after prison bus escape

The statewide seek for an escaped Texas jail inmate is having an affect far past the Leon County countryside the place he was final seen. Now different inmates and their households face cancellations of visiting hours at dozens of amenities throughout the state.

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The Texas Division of Prison Justice introduced Friday that visiting hours for Saturday will not occur.

“Because of the ongoing efforts within the apprehension of escaped inmate Gonzalo Lopez, visitation for the next items will probably be cancelled for Could 14, 2022,” company representatives posted on social media. “Till additional discover, please contact unit previous to travelling for visitation.”

The advisory listed greater than 40 amenities in central, jap, and southeast Texas that had been impacted.

TCDJ representatives did not elaborate on why visitation hours had been canceled, although it is not an unusual apply throughout high-profile escapes.

This is not the primary time escaped convict Gonzalo Lopez has efficiently gotten away from regulation enforcement

Whereas practically 160,000 individuals are locked up in additional than 60 TDCJ amenities throughout Texas, in accordance with knowledge from the Nationwide Institute of Corrections, visitation privileges are given to inmates who meet particular standards.

The company maintains a visitation hotline for the general public to reply questions on visitation insurance policies and different subjects. You may name 844-476-1289 on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to five p.m.

UPDATE: TDCJ raises reward on Lopez to over $22K

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