UPDATE: Saturday - 12:00 pm - KRIS 6 has received word from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice that power has been restored to all buildings at the McConnell Unit in Beeville.
ORIGINAL STORY:
KRIS 6 News has confirmed that a partial power outage occurred at the McConnell Unit in Beeville on Thursday, with a total outage occurring on Friday.
A concerned mother called the station about this situation, leading KRIS 6 News reporters to reach to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
According to the Director of Communications Amanda Hernandez, emergency generators are being used to help manage the outage and there is also staff onsite working to repair it.
"The emergency generators are backup generators that are permanently at the unit (and) they activate immediately upon power loss," Hernandez explained. "This has no impact on the inmate well-being (and) impact to visitation."
This is a developing story, check back with KRIS 6 News for more details.
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