Sheriff's office suspends prisoner visitation, some services

The Hill County Sheriff's Office this week announced, to reduce the chance of exposure to novel coronavirus 2019, it was suspending all visitation, religious services and Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in the Hill County Detention Center.

Inmates will have to communicate with family and friends through mail and telephone.

The Sheriff's Office is trying to handle as much casework as possible by telephone and is asking people, especially people who are ill, to avoid coming to the office if possible.

Watch for more about how emergency responders are dealing with COVID-19 in upcoming editions of the Havre Daily News.