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Home Office has secret plan to use at least five prisons to house migrants who cross the Channel to Britain, whistleblower claims Detainee Operations Manager said at least five prisons could be ‘restructured’ It would provide short-term accommodation for the tide of migrants intercepted Officials are understood to have stepped up the use of hotels … Read more
Coronavirus death rates are THREE TIMES as high in US prisons and than in the general population, study finds Researchers compared coronavirus cases and death rates among the US population to prisoners There were 3,251 cases per 100,000 inmates, which is 5.5 higher than among the general public The fatality rate was 39 deaths per … Read more
Cases of the novel coronavirus in American prisons and jails have doubled over the last month. There are more than 68,000 inmates confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, reported The New York Times. According to the newspaper, the five largest-known clusters across the country are in correctional institutions, prison complexes … Read more
The most senior judge in England and Wales has said judges and magistrates must consider how the coronavirus crisis is affecting conditions in prisons when deciding whether to jail offenders after nearly 350 prisoners tested positive for coronavirus. The Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett believes that those in charge of passing sentences should take into … Read more
The UK prison system is in ‘deep crisis’, with violence, drug problems and overcrowding prevailing in male prisons, according to a report. The ‘infliction of unjustified violence by staff on prisoners’ was particularly ‘deeply concerning’, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) said. The ‘evolution’ of an informal practice of preventive … Read more
Jay-Z and Meek Mill send 100k masks to prisons that are ‘sitting ducks’ amid COVID-19 pandemic By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 19:37 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 19:37 BST, 4 April 2020 Rappers Jay-Z and Meek Mill announced they were forming a criminal justice reform organization last year. Now, to protect staff and … Read more
Military could be drafted into help maintain order at prisons with one in ten staff already self-isolating after coronavirus crisis lead to riots and violence in Italy’s jails, says union chief Dave Cook, from the POA, says social distancing ‘almost impossible’ to enforce Some 14 employees have tested positive for Covid-19 across eight sites in … Read more
Coronavirus pandemic sparks massive jail break in Brazil as over 800 prisoners escape from four prisons as the country reports its first virus-related death Fears of a coronavirus outbreak caused a massive prison escape in São Paulo Authorities report 834 prisoners fled from four jails on Monday As of Tuesday, at least 429 inmates had … Read more
British prisons could be forced to release low-category prisoners to control coronavirus spread says prison officers’ union chief as inmates with symptoms are isolated Steve Gillan said staff need more resources in prisons up and down the country Claimed there were 75 prisoners in self isolation as well as 100 staff members Said prisoners need … Read more
A British-Iranian prisoner has revealed how soldiers are wearing worn out masks and no gloves as the Iranian prison system collapses into coronavirus chaos. Anoosheh Ashoori, who is being held in Tehran on spying charges, also said no one checked his temperature when he was moved to a bedbug riddled ward in Evin prison without … Read more