Prison Insider is collating information on the measures being taken in different countries here. COVID Behind Bars is an independent journalism project tracking jails, prisons, detention centers, and other facilities of incarceration impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Link here. The Amend Team is developing real-time strategies and guidance for correctional facilities grappling with the life threatening challenges of COVID here. Information on measures being taken by different countries in dealing with the pandemic in prisons can be found here.
Justice Project Pakistan has produced a live global map which is tracking reported cases of prisoners testing positive and dying of the virus across the world. You can view the map here. A special open access issue of the Victims and Offenders journal has been published focussing on the impact of the pandemic in prisons in a number of countries. The journal can be accessed here. The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture has issued a statement of principles relating to the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the context of the coronavirus disease COVID pandemic which can be found here.
Penal Reform International have produced a briefing note on Coronavirus: Healthcare and human rights of people in prison here. On 23 March the Regional Penitentiary Academy for Latin America organised a virtual conference of senior prison administrators in the region to discuss the issue of Covid 19 and to learn from each other about initiatives to manage the situation in prisons. Professor Andrew Coyle was invited to set the scene for the conference and a copy of his statement is available here.
Note: This page will no longer be updated. To see news articles from 1 December onwards please click here. England and Wales - positive Covid test results in a single day at Birmingham Prison, inmate claims.
