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T. Mendoza helps produce license plates on the new 3M™ printer at the Wynne Unit Tag Plant
decades, 3MTM of St. Paul has production is a unique story.
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Texas License Plate Factory enters new era
of unit resident visitation.
As of July 1, contact visitation will resume for all
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resources for residents, families
pany in St. Paul furnished Texas been Texas’ primary contractor
with many of its early ceramic for license plate production. The
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announced
he Texas Department of Criminal Justice
is continuing to make changes to the resumption
TDCJ
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Jay B. Van Story
Wynne Unit
FacezFACE in-person update: TDCJ resumes
contact visitations, eliminates masks at some facilities
Reprinted from a TDCJ Official Website News Release (June 25,2021)
tion available in order to make
the best decisige for them-
8a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Visitors over the age of 13 who wish to provide proof
of vaccination more than 14 days prior to the visit,
will not be required to take a COVID rapid test before
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beginning of the 20th century.
A second dose of truth
Debunking vaccine myths
William Earl Hill --ECHO Staff
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vehicles or on the headlamps.
Others painted such informa-
tion on a piece of wood or metal
that they then fastened to the
vehicle, and the wooden plates
were often made out of roof
shingles with hand painted let-
ters. At the time, only one plate
was required. A more exotic
type of plate was also devel-
oped with individual porcelain
letters inserted in a heavy steel
frame, and large leather plates
with tin numerals attached by
brads were also in fashion. Iron
frames covered with leather
soon became the predominant
type of license plate.
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The first official Texas license
plates were manufactured not
by Texas inmates, but by the
Adams Stamp and Stationery
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At those units, masks are no longer required. Masks
are optional for visitors at those units as well. Units
will be evaluated weekly for their vaccination per-
centage, and when units achieve 70% participation,
they will be added to this list.
On March 13,2020, theTDCJ suspended
visitation after a disaster declaration was
issued by Governor Greg Abbott. The
decision, while difficult, was necessary to
limit the introduction of COVID-19 into
correctional facilities, according to TDCJ.
Understanding the importance of com-
munication with loved ones, the agency
expanded access to the offender telephone
system, introduced video visitation (which
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These visits will be two hours in
length and may consist of two
adult and two child visitors at
a time. Children of all ages will
be allowed to visit residents
accompanied by an adult. Each
resident will be allowed two
contact visits per month. Each resident is allowed COVID rapid test before entering the unit. Masks are will remain), and implemented other opportunities to
two visits total per month contact or non-contact and till required to be worn in most locations. keep incarcerated individuals and families connected
those visits are allowed on back-to-back days. . during the pandemic. The TDCJ believes it can safely
As this new phase of visitation began, there were resume limited face-to-face visits and access to volun
Each non-contact visit is one hour i n length. A11 four units in late June that had achieved a total of 70% teers with appropriate safety measures in place,
visits must be pre-scheduled. Visitation times remain or higher vaccination rates (percentage combines res- g
from 1-6 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and idents and staff): Duncan, Terrell, Pack and Jester III. ^itor’sNote: Residents andfamihes should contmueto confirm
current TDCJ guidelines as they make plansjor visitation. "
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questions about
the safety, efficacy and even the
need to be inoculated. During
an emergency, the spreading
of myths and misinformation
has the potential to pose as
great of, if not a greater, risk
to the affected individuals
and communities. Therefore,
it is essential for individuals
to obtain the latest informa-
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of the 3M™ Preci-
sion Plate System
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advanced license plate produc-
tion in Texas, especially for the
Texas Department of Criminal
Justice (TDCJ) at the Wynne
Unit in Huntsville, Texas. This
cutting-edge technology is a
considerable improvement over
the 2000-era 3M™ plate system
it’s replacing—and a colossal
leap from the way Texas license
plates were originally made
over a century ago.
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license plate production.
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