***UPDATE as of 9/11/2017***

Pinellas county jail visitation will reopen on Wednesday, September 13, 2017.

***End of Update***

***Original news release***

Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Department of Detention and Corrections

What:
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri suspends jail visitation until further notice.

When:
Immediately beginning at 3:00 pm on Saturday, September 09, 2017.

Where:
Pinellas County Jail Complex located at 14400 49^th Street North, Clearwater.

Why/How:
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri suspends jail visitation until further notice due to the special operational needs at the Pinellas County Jail. The Pinellas County Jail is preparing for the hurricane and conducting vertical evacuations of approximately 1,000 inmates.