New state guidelines released to protect law enforcement

ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE HUNTERHAVE RELEASED GUIDELINES FORLAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIESACROSS THE STATE.

TO HELPPREVENT EXPOSURE TO THECORONAVIRUS DURING DAILYACTIVITIES.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S ASHLEYWHEELER JOINS US WITH MORETHIS MORNING.CORI..

GOOD MORNING.

INTHEIR GUIDELINES..

THE STATELAYS OUT FOUR MAIN AREASWHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT COULDPOTENTIALLY BE EXPOSED TOTHE VIRUS.THIS INCLUDES AN ARREST..TRANSFERRING INMATES..MANAGING CURRENT JAIL ANDPRISON POPULATIONS..

ANDSTAFF SCREENING.LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIESHAVE BEEN ASKED TO MODIFYEXISTING POLICIESAND PROCEDURES..

BEFORETAKING LOW-LEVEL OFFENDERSINTO JAILOR DETENTION FACILITIES.THEY SHOULD ALSO TRY TOLIMIT EXPOSURE IN THEFIELD..

BY MAINTAINING ATLEAST SIX FEET FROM OTHERS,IF POSSIBLE.

THE STATE ISALSO DISCOURAGINGTRANSFERRING INMATES TOOKLAHOMA JAILS..

UNLESSUNDER PRESSINGCIRCUMSTANCES.

AND IF ATRANSFER IS NECESSARY..

THEYMUST PERFORM A VERBALSCREENING AND TEMPERATURECHECK AS SUGGESTED BY THEC-D-C.

THE STATE IS ALSORECOMMENDING COLLABORATIONIN THE COURTS..

TO REDUCEJAIL POPULATIONS..

ALL JAILSAND PRISONS MUST HAVE ASUFFICIENT STOCK OF HYGIENEPRODUCTS AND BE EDUCATED ONTHE SYSTEMS OF COVID-19.OFFICIALS HOPE THESEGUIDELINES WILL HELP PROTECTTHE ONES SERVINGUS EVERY DAY..

YOU CANREAD THE FULL LIST OFGUIDELINES ON OUR WEBSITE ATK-J-R-H DOT COM.

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