Useful Resources - Prisons

Reports, websites and recommendations by international or region-specific associations and organisations with useful information regarding responses to COVID-19 in prison settings around the world. 

Coronavirus Transforming Jails Across the Country

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"...Across the country, the coronavirus outbreak is transforming criminal justice in the most transient and turbulent part of the system: local jails. Run mostly by country sheriffs, jails hold an ever-changing assortment of people - those who are awaiting trial and cannot afford to pay bail; those convicted of low-level offences; overflows from crowded prisons."

Coronavirus: Healthcare and Human Rights of People in Prison

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"At the time of publishing there were more than 164,000* confirmed cases of COVID- 19, the novel form of Coronavirus, affecting 110 countries with more than 6,470 deaths. In this briefing we assess the current situation of COVID-19 outbreaks and prevention measures in prisons** and wider impacts of responses to governments on people in criminal justice systems. This briefing note argues for action to be taken now and immediately, given the risk people in prison are exposed to, including prison staff."