The Michigan prison system is now testing video calls with loved ones as a contact method during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Corrections stopped in-person visits in March due to safety concerns.
The Parnall Correction Facility near Jackson started the calls for inmates on Monday. The pilot program will roll-out to the Chippewa, Ionia, Richard A. Handlon and Women's Huron Valley correctional facilities over the next month.
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