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International news and guidance on COVID-19 and prisons - 1 December onwards
We are compiling a list of news articles, guidance and other resources from around the world on COVID-19 and prisons. This will be updated regularly.
WEPHREN are collating guidance and other resources on managing COVID-19 in prisons and places of detention from various countries and organisations which can be found here.
The ICPA has a resource page here
Prison Insider is collating information on the measures being taken in different countries here
COVID-19 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 European Prison Observatory has a webpage on COVID-19: What is happening in European Prisons? which can be found here
The Association for the Prevention of Torture has developed a Covid-19 And Persons Deprived Of Liberty Information Hub available here
Europris have a dedicated COVID-19 page here
The Amend Team is developing real-time strategies and guidance for correctional facilities grappling with the life threatening challenges of COVID-19 here
The Fair Trials Covid-19 Justice Project can be found 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
The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody has a Coronavirus Information Hub which can be accessed 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 Council of Europe has published a report on "Prisons and Prisoners in Europe in Pandemic Times: An evaluation of the medium-term impact of the COVID-19 on prison populations" which is available here
Policy statements and guidance
The WHO has issued guidance on Preventing COVID-19 outbreak in prisons which can be found 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-19) 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
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a statement here
UNODC has published a position paper on Position Paper on COVID-19 preparedness and responses in prisons 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
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has published a report on COVID - 19 and Prisons in the Commonwealth: Ensuring An Effective Response here
Children in detention are at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 and should be released: Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore here
Physicians for Human Rights Israel has pubished a report on Health Remanded to Custody: The Future of the Prison Health Care System in Israel which can be found here
News articles from 13 March - 30 November can be found here
News 16 – 18 January
South Africa - Caledon prison may have restrictions eased amid Covid-19 recovery reports
https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/caledon-prison-may-have-restrictions-eased-amid-covid-19-recovery-reports-901d2ff3-3b91-46c2-a873-6395e19f6d80
Barbados - Prison 'stable', civilian staff working remotely
http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/prison-stable-civilian-staff-working-remotely
Barbados - Virtual Visits To Remain Suspended At Prison
https://www.barbadosadvocate.com/news/virtual-visits-remain-suspended-prison
Canada - Prison justice advocacy group calls for protection against COVID-19 in N.S. jails
https://globalnews.ca/news/7582002/prison-justice-coronavirus-nova-scotia-jails/
Canada - Coronavirus outbreak declared at Sarnia Jail after 4 staff members test positive
https://globalnews.ca/news/7580815/coronavirus-outbreak-sarnia-jail-covid19/
Canada - Alarm sounded at Ontario jail over inmate transfers amid outbreaks
https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/alarm-sounded-at-ontario-jail-over-inmate-transfers-amid-outbreaks-1.5269066
US - Alabama prisoners stage hunger strike, allege retaliation
https://eu.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2021/01/18/alabama-inmates-hunger-strike-over-prison-conditions-guard-abuse/4005894001/
US - DOC: 28th Oregon prison inmate dies of COVID-19
https://www.yaktrinews.com/doc-28th-oregon-prison-inmat-dies-of-covid-19/
US - COVID-19 deaths among Nevada prisoners skyrocket in January
https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/covid-19-deaths-among-nevada-prisoners-skyrocket-in-january-2254269/
US (Hawaii) - Lawmakers to Take a Hard Look at Correctional System After COVID-19 Hits 46 Percent of Inmates
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/post/lawmakers-take-hard-look-correctional-system-after-covid-19-hits-46-percent-inmates#stream/0
The Wretched Condition Of Pakistan's Prisons Continues To Aggravate
http://blogs.dunyanews.tv/27868/
UAE prison inmates get the Covid-19 vaccine for free
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/coronavirus-pandemic/video-uae-prison-inmates-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-for-free
England and Wales - Covid strikes down 69 judges amid chaos in courts and jails
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/covid-strikes-down-69-judges-amid-chaos-in-courts-and-jails-2vx5c9qrq
England and Wales - Prisoners get video technology to speak with family during lockdown in bid to cut reoffending
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/17/prisoners-get-video-technology-speak-family-lockdown-bid-cut/
England and Wales - Deploy Internet in prisons post-Covid to cut £18.1 billion reoffending bill
https://www.fenews.co.uk/fevoices/61799-deploy-internet-in-prisons-post-covid-to-cut-18-1-billion-reoffending-bill
England and Wales - HMP Bullingdon staff test positive for coronavirus
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19016810.hmp-bullingdon-staff-test-positive-coronavirus/
England and Wales - Red alert over virus outbreak at jail
http://islingtontribune.com/article/red-alert-over-virus-outbreak-at-jail
Northern Ireland - Two children test positive for Covid-19 in Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/two-children-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-woodlands-juvenile-justice-centre-39973813.html
News 15 January
Prisons are covid hot spots. But few countries are prioritizing vaccines for inmates.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/01/14/global-coronavirus-vaccines-prisons/
Zimbabwe - Zim prisons a death trap: EU
https://thezimbabwedaily.com/news/530243-zim-prisons-a-death-trap-eu.html
Canada - Vaccinating inmates protects us all. To say otherwise is just a cheap attempt to gain votes
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vaccinating-inmates-protects-us-all-to-say-otherwise-is-just-a-cheap-attempt-to-gain-votes-1.5872301
US - Pandemic Is Changing Compassionate Release Calculus
https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/1343757/pandemic-is-changing-compassionate-release-calculus
US - This Kentucky prison has 1,507 inmates. Half of them are infected with COVID-19.
https://www.kentucky.com/news/coronavirus/article248501225.html
US (Pennsylvania) - Federal judge: Philly jails must relax extreme COVID-19 lockdown measures for sake of mental health
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/philadelphia-jail-covid-lockdown-out-of-cell-judge-order-20210114.html
US - Michigan Actually Released Fewer Prisoners In Pandemic's First Year
https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/27114/michigan_actually_released_fewer_prisoners_in_pandemic_s_first_year
India - 481 prisoners meet family, relatives as Tamil Nadu prison department resumes visits after Pongal
https://www.dtnext.in/News/TopNews/2021/01/15102240/1271405/481-prisoners-meet-family-relatives-as-Tamil-Nadu-.vpf
7 more Palestinians catch COVID-19 in Israeli prisons
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/7-more-palestinians-catch-covid-19-in-israeli-prisons/2109831
Health minister: Israeli, Palestinian prisoners to start vaccinating next week
https://www.timesofisrael.com/health-minister-israeli-palestinian-prisoners-to-start-vaccinating-next-week/
South Korea - No new COVID-19 cases reported at correctional facilities for 2nd day
http://www.theinvestor.co.kr/view.php?ud=20210114001126
Netherlands - Almost 1,000 Dutch prison inmates face coronavirus quarantine
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/01/almost-1000-dutch-prison-inmates-face-coronavirus-quarantine/
Scotland - Eleven inmates at Porterfield Prison now have coronavirus, service confirms
https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/eleven-inmates-at-porterfield-prison-now-have-coronavirus-service-confirms-224817/
Turkey - Infants as young as 3 months kept in quarantine prison cells, says inmate
https://stockholmcf.org/infants-as-young-as-3-months-kept-in-quarantine-prison-cells-says-inmate/
South Africa - 'Covid threat' in jam-packed jails
https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/look-covid-threat-in-jam-packed-jails-2a60c383-cc8d-4ccd-b4c0-68d57b5b8c80
Zimbabwe - Prison Boss Dies Of COVID-19, 15 Others Test Positive
https://www.zimeye.net/2021/01/13/exclusive-prison-boss-dies-of-covid-19-15-others-test-positive/
Barbados - Quarter of prison inmates have COVID-19 – Ministry of Health
https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/01/13/quarter-of-prison-inmates-have-covid-19-ministry-of-health/
Canada - Outbreak at Thunder Bay jail has 14 more COVID-19 cases
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-covid-19-jan-13-1.5871238
Canada - 'People are starting to crack': Off duty self-isolation for Sask. Penitentiary staff nearing a month
https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/people-are-starting-to-crack-off-duty-self-isolation-for-sask-penitentiary-staff-nearing-a-month-1.5265913
US - Why protecting prisons from COVID-19 is everyone's problem
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2021/0113/Why-protecting-prisons-from-COVID-19-is-everyone-s-problem
US (California) - Mistakes worsened deadly COVID-19 outbreak at L.A. federal prison, investigation finds
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-13/terminal-island-federal-prison-mistakes-lead-to-covid-19-spread-inspector-general-finds
US (New Jersey) - For prisoners freed early during COVID-19, a changed — and sometimes lonely — world awaits
https://eu.northjersey.com/in-depth/news/2021/01/14/pandemic-meant-early-release-some-nj-prisoners-and-challenges-covid/3930344001/
US – New Jersey's Prison Population Down by 35% Since Start of Covid
https://www.valuewalk.com/new-jerseys-prison-coronavirus-releases/
England and Wales - Union raises Covid safety fears with England's largest prison education provider
https://www.fenews.co.uk/press-releases/61612-union-raises-covid-safety-fears-with-england-s-largest-prison-education-provider
Ireland - 'Mass testing' after Covid-19 outbreak in Portlaoise Prison
https://www.carlowlive.ie/news/home/601754/covid-19-outbreak-in-portlaoise-prison.html
US (Texas) - 639 active COVID-19 cases reported at Allred Prison Tuesday
https://www.kltv.com/2021/01/13/active-covid-cases-reported-allred-prison/
US - Massive COVID-19 outbreak reported at a Michigan prison
https://whtc.com/2021/01/13/massive-covid-19-outbreak-reported-at-a-michigan-prison/
US (Oregon) - Department Of Corrections Faces Legal Challenges As Employees Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
https://www.bendsource.com/bend/department-of-corrections-faces-legal-challenges-as-employees-receive-covid-19-vaccine/Content?oid=13935927
US (Colorado) - Simmons, Broncos teammates call on Polis to release medically-vulnerable inmates
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/broncos/simmons-broncos-teammates-call-on-polis-to-release-medically-vulnerable-inmates
South Korea - Prisons enhance measures to contain spread of COVID-19
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210113008400315
South Korea - More than 900 inmates to be paroled as measure to curb COVID-19 spread: ministry
Covid deaths in prisons in England and Wales rise by 50% in a month
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/12/covid-deaths-prisons-england-wales-prisoners-coronavirus-cases
England and Wales - Chelmsford prison coronavirus outbreak with staff and inmates isolating
https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/chelmsford-prison-coronavirus-outbreak-staff-4879167
England and Wales - Brixton prison – new restrictions implemented after outbreak of Covid-19
https://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2021/01/brixton-prison-new-restrictions-implemented-after-outbreak-of-covid-19/
'The situation is terrible' – relatives of prisoners on coronavirus in Georgian prisons
https://jam-news.net/the-situation-is-terrible-relatives-of-prisoners-on-coronavirus-in-georgian-prisons/
Ireland - Covid-19 outbreak in Portlaoise Prison
https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/news/601640/covid-19-outbreak-in-portlaoise-prison.html
South Africa - Some Covid-19 positive inmates from Helderstroom Prison transferred to Pollsmoor
https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/405900/some-covid-19-positive-inmates-from-helderstroom-prison-transferred-to-pollsmoor
Researchers flag increase in COVID-19 cases in Canadian prisons, jails
https://www.insauga.com/researchers-flag-increase-in-covid-19-cases-in-canadian-prisons-jails
Canada - Another outbreak declared at Manitoba jail among hardest hit by pandemic
https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/another-outbreak-declared-at-manitoba-jail-among-hardest-hit-by-pandemic-1.5262309
Canada - 'He Had Lost All Hope.' Inside A COVID Outbreak At A Saskatchewan Prison.
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/canadian-prison-covid-vaccine_ca_5ffcc3a9c5b691806c4b90e0
Canada - Saskatchewan's jail population shrinks, most still remanded: provincial corrections ministry
https://globalnews.ca/news/7569800/saskatchewan-jail-inmate-population-reduced-remanded/
US - COVID outbreak explodes at California Men's Colony — nearly 1 in 3 inmates now has virus
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/coronavirus/article248422120.html
US (New York) - Inmates at Adirondack prison sue state over COVID conditions
https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/43011/20210111/inmates-at-adirondack-prison-sue-state-over-covid-conditions
US (Michigan) - COVID-19 creates dangerous limbo for MI's Juvenile Lifers
https://www.wxyz.com/news/local-news/investigations/covid-19-creates-dangerous-limbo-for-mis-juvenile-lifers
US - Over 40% of Alaska's prisoners have contracted COVID-19
https://www.ktoo.org/2021/01/11/over-40-of-alaskas-prisoners-have-contracted-covid-19/
US - Wisconsin corrections names prisons with COVID-19 deaths, after months of calls for transparency
https://eu.jsonline.com/story/news/2021/01/11/wisconsin-corrections-names-prisons-covid-19-deaths/6631645002/
US - Prisoners in Kansas among those to get vaccine next
https://hayspost.com/posts/fdb03b5a-5391-4321-9fa8-e3c5896f5f8a
Pakistan - Prisons get PPEs, hygiene kits
https://www.dawn.com/news/1601009/prisons-get-ppes-hygiene-kits
South Korea - Seoul detention center reports 7 more COVID-19 cases, 5 of them among female inmates
England and Wales - HMP Risley inmates locked up for up to 28 hours, report finds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-55622928
England and Wales - Call to close courts and make HMP Berwyn an 'island' to tackle prison covid cases
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/19004471.call-close-courts-make-hmp-berwyn-island-tackle-prison-covid-cases/
France - En prison, des parloirs anti-Covid qui isolent encore plus les détenus
https://www.sudouest.fr/2021/01/12/en-prison-des-parloirs-anti-covid-qui-isolent-encore-plus-les-detenus-8278114-10861.php
9 - 11 January
South Africa - Covid-19: 152 inmates, 8 officials test positive at Helderstroom Prison
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/covid-19-152-inmates-8-officials-test-positive-at-helderstroom-prison-20210109
Zimbabwe - COVID-19 fears in prisons
https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/01/covid-19-fears-in-prisons/
Canada begins vaccinating inmates in federal prisons with no active coronavirus cases
https://globalnews.ca/news/7565207/canada-coronavirus-vaccine-inmates-critics/
Canada - More than 70 per cent of COVID-19 cases at Saskatchewan Penitentiary recovered
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/sask-pen-update-1.5868025
US - 2 die, nearly 400 inmates sickened after COVID-19 outbreak at Oregon prison
https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2021/01/2-die-nearly-400-inmates-sickened-after-covid-19-outbreak-at-oregon-prison.html
US - New York's prison transfers increased Covid-19 risk for sick, elderly men
https://theintercept.com/2021/01/08/covid-new-york-prison-nursing-home-lawsuit/
US (Connecticut) - 'Herculean' COVID testing efforts created logistical challenges for prisons, monitoring panel finds
https://ctmirror.org/2021/01/08/herculean-covid-testing-efforts-created-logistical-challenges-for-prisons-monitoring-panel-finds/
US (California) - "Have to choose between phone calls and showering" – COVID-19 Stories from CDCR's Mule Creek State Prison
https://www.davisvanguard.org/2021/01/incarcerated-people-made-to-choose-between-phone-calls-and-showers-at-mule-creek-state-prison/
India - Delhi Prisons Dept. tells 3,600 staffers to enrol for COVID-19 vaccination
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-prisons-dept-tells-3600-staffers-to-enrol-for-covid-19-vaccination/article33545961.ece
Malaysia - Covid-19 A Death Sentence In Jail: Parliament Group
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2021/01/11/covid-19-a-death-sentence-in-jail-parliament-group/
500 prisoners suffering from Covid-19 across Pakistan
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2279196/500-prisoners-suffering-from-covid-19-across-pakistan
Sri Lanka - Prisoners unable to pay fines released under special pardon
https://menafn.com/1101410198/Sri-Lanka-Prisoners-unable-to-pay-fines-released-under-special-pardon&source=30
England and Wales - Covid: 'Shut courts' call to halt prison virus spread
Covid leading to four-year waits for England and Wales court trials
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/jan/10/covid-leading-to-four-year-waits-for-england-and-wales-court-trials
Ireland - Prison service confirms 40 inmates have Covid-19
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40203581.html
Northern Ireland Prison Service confirms first female Covid-19 case
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/northern-ireland-prison-service-confirms-19594607
Scotland - Staff and prisoners hit in Covid outbreak at HMP Grampian
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/staff-and-prisoners-hit-in-covid-outbreak-at-hmp-grampian/
News 8 January
Kenya - Malindi Maximum Prison Receives Virtual Equipment
https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/malindi-maximum-prison-receives-virtual-equipment/
South Africa - Second wave of Covid-19 leaving mark on SA's inmates, prison officials
https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/news/second-wave-of-covid-19-leaving-mark-on-sas-inmates-prison-officials-a4ad49b6-f848-448d-bcb7-2ca93a4b1775
South Africa - Are inmates jumping the queue? Prisoners among the first to receive vaccine
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/news/2021-01-07-are-inmates-jumping-the-queue-prisoners-among-the-first-to-receive-vaccine/
Canada - COVID Outbreak At Thunder Bay Jail
https://www.ckdr.net/2021/01/07/covid-outbreak-at-thunder-bay-jail/
US (North Carolina) - With windows nailed shut for winter, prison inmates worry over COVID, fresh air
https://www.wral.com/with-windows-nailed-shut-for-winter-prison-inmates-worry-over-covid-fresh-air/19461461/
US - Mortality in Mississippi prisons one of highest: 'May as well be getting a death sentence'
https://eu.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/08/number-deaths-mississippi-prisons-reached-triple-digits-2020/3769422001/
US - Poor Tennesseans are still locked in COVID-ridden jails, and lawyers want them out
https://eu.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2021/01/08/tennesseans-locked-overcrowded-jails-amid-covid-19-petition-warns/4136529001/
US - COVID-19 inmate death toll up to 196 in Florida
https://www.news4jax.com/news/2021/01/07/covid-19-inmate-death-toll-up-to-196-in-florida/
US - Complications arise as video calls replace cherished family visits with California prisoners
https://www.pe.com/2021/01/07/complications-arise-as-video-calls-replace-cherished-family-visits-with-california-prisoners/
US (California) - Orange County Jail Outbreak Explodes to Over 1,000 Inmates Currently Infected With Covid
https://voiceofoc.org/2021/01/orange-county-jail-outbreak-explodes-to-over-1000-inmates-currently-infected-with-covid/
US - Fears for young people in California detention amid fresh Covid outbreak
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/08/coronavirus-california-detention-custody
US - Alabama Prisoners Strike Against Exploitation and Health Threats
https://filtermag.org/free-alabama-movement/
Ireland - Block of Mountjoy Prison closed down after prisoner tests positive for Covid-19
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/block-of-mountjoy-prison-closed-down-after-prisoner-tests-positive-for-covid-19-39945509.html
Scotland - Covid-19 cluster identified at HM Prison Inverness
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/2794339/first-covid-19-cluster-identified-at-hm-prison-inverness-since-start-of-pandemic/
9 inmates at Turkish prison attempt suicide in two weeks' time
https://stockholmcf.org/9-inmates-at-turkish-prison-attempt-suicide-in-two-weeks-time/
Barbados - Inmates fret over court cases amid Dodds COVID-19 spike
https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/01/06/inmates-fret-over-court-cases-amid-dodds-covid-19-spike/
Canada's Plan To Vaccinate 600 Inmates Met With Fierce Resistance
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/canada-vaccinate-inmates-resistance_ca_5ff62603c5b64e568bf3a220
Canada - Advocate group joins calls for corrections minister's resignation over handling of COVID-19
https://globalnews.ca/news/7559922/advocate-group-corrections-minister-resignation-coronavirus/
Turks & Caicos - Prison staff test positive for Covid-19
https://tcweeklynews.com/prison-staff-test-positive-for-covid-p11239-151.htm
US - 2 Men On Death Row Say Having COVID-19 Will Increase Their Suffering During Execution
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/men-death-row-covid-19-increase-suffering-execution_n_5ff5cbc4c5b6ea7351c70339?ri18n=true
US (Delaware) - Lawmakers seek early release for some prisoners, investigation into COVID-19 protocols
https://eu.delawareonline.com/story/news/2021/01/06/bills-seek-investigation-covid-19-prison-early-inmate-releases/6555594002/
US - Florida's Vaccination Plan Doesn't Include Prison Populations
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/no-covid-19-vaccination-plan-for-florida-prisons-11789505
US (Louisiana) - Incarcerated people over 70 to start receiving vaccinations next week, governor says
https://thelensnola.org/2021/01/06/incarcerated-people-over-70-to-start-receiving-vaccinations-next-week-governor-says/
South Korea - Correctional staff to be tested for virus weekly, more facilities to undergo mass testing
https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=302076
South Korea - Infected inmates demand compensation from state
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210107000833
Georgia - Ksani No.15 prison inmate dies of coronavirus
https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/29
Ireland - Martin Kenny TD calls for urgent review of prison operations
https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/home/600257/martin-kenny-td-calls-for-urgent-review-of-prison-operations.html
Netherlands - Prisoners take legal action after being banned from wearing face masks
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/01/prisoners-take-legal-action-after-being-banned-from-wearing-face-masks/
Netherlands - 84 inmates from Limburg prison isolated after coronavirus outbreak
https://nltimes.nl/2021/01/07/84-inmates-limburg-prison-isolated-coronavirus-outbreak
Gross human rights violations continue in Turkish prisons, says report
https://stockholmcf.org/gross-human-rights-violations-continue-in-turkish-prisons-says-report/
Egypt denies allegations of covid outbreak in prisons
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210106-egypt-denies-allegations-of-covid-outbreak-in-prisons/
Barbados - Prison 'under control', says Abrahams
https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/01/05/prison-under-control-says-abrahams/
Barbados - Virtual visits to HMP Dodds suspended
https://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/visits-hmp-dodds-suspended
Canada - Federal inmates set to receive COVID-19 vaccines starting Friday
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/federal-inmates-set-to-receive-covid-19-vaccines-starting-friday-1.5254733
US – Opinion: End the silence about what Covid-19 is doing to America's prisons
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/05/opinions/us-prison-covid-19-data-warren-brinkley-rubinstein-nowotny/index.html
US - 'Potential death sentence:' Utah inmate claims 'gross negligence' over COVID transfers
https://kutv.com/news/local/potential-death-sentence-utah-inmate-claims-gross-negligence-over-covid-transfers
US (Connecticut) - CT prison inmates expected in next wave of COVID-19 vaccinations
https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/CT-prison-inmates-expected-to-be-in-next-wave-of-15848469.php
US - Dozens Of Groups Urge Massachusetts Parole Board Reforms Amid Pandemic
https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/01/05/dozens-of-groups-urge-massachusetts-parole-board-reforms-amid-pandemic
US - COVID-19 deaths rising in overcrowded West Virginia regional jails
https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/covid-19-deaths-rising-in-overcrowded-west-virginia-regional-jails/article_8b392200-8fff-5f92-9bf4-7427da8864a1.html
US - COVID-19 in New York prisons: 'Positivity numbers represent a system on fire'
https://eu.lohud.com/story/news/coronavirus/2021/01/06/new-york-prisons-see-spike-in-covid-cases-positivity-rates/4142109001/
South Korea rolls out mass testing for 70,000 prisoners and staff
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-rolls-out-mass-testing-for-70000-prisoners-and-staff-idUSKBN29B0D2
England and Wales - Suffolk prison praised for maintaining ethos during lockdown
https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/hmp-warren-hill-monitoring-board-report-2020-6883488
England and Wales - Precautionary covid-19 measures at HMP Berwyn after positive cases
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/18988134.precautionary-covid-19-measures-hmp-berwyn-positive-cases/
England and Wales - No inmates at HMP Peterborough test positive for COVID since March - but jail criticised for slow easing of virus measures
https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/crime/no-inmates-hmp-peterborough-test-positive-covid-march-jail-criticised-slow-easing-virus-measures-3086777
Ireland - Five inmates test positive for Covid-19 in Loughan House open prison
https://www.independent.ie/news/five-inmates-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-loughan-house-open-prison-39936490.html
Turkey - 'Some prison wards not disinfected for six months'
https://bianet.org/english/human-rights/237133-some-prison-wards-not-disinfected-for-six-months
Canada - Inmates fear 'leaving in a body bag' as COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons worsen
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/inmates-fear-leaving-in-a-body-bag-as-covid-19-outbreaks-in-prisons-worsen-1.5253369
Canada - Inmates stage hunger strike, call for minister's resignation over COVID-19 response
https://panow.com/2021/01/04/inmates-stage-hunger-strike-call-for-ministers-resignation-over-covid-19-response/
US - Colorado prison population fell in 2020, increase expected
https://durangoherald.com/articles/359271
US (Kentucky) - Deaths from COVID-19 more than doubled in KY prisons last month as outbreaks spread
US - 4 Massachusetts Prisoners Die Of Covid In The Past Week
https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/01/04/massachusetts-covid-19-coronavirus-prison-deaths
US - 'Leaving us to die': Missouri inmates allege state has mismanaged response to COVID
https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article248145955.html
US - Sixth state inmate in South Dakota dies with COVID-19
https://eu.argusleader.com/story/news/2021/01/04/south-dakota-covid-19-sixth-state-inmate-dies-covid-19/4128738001/
England and Wales - Prisoners' lives are being put at risk by officers not wearing face masks
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/05/prisoners-lives-risk-officers-not-wearing-face-masks-ppe
England and Wales - Oxford University says prisoners should be first get Covid jab
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18985200.oxford-university-says-prisoners-first-get-covid-jab/
Ireland - Five prisoners confirmed with Covid-19 at Wheatfield Prison
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/five-prisoners-confirmed-with-covid-19-at-wheatfield-prison-1.4449958
News 19 December – 4 January
Rwanda - Covid-19: Over 100 new cases reported in Huye Prison
https://www.newtimes.co.rw/covid-19/covid-19-over-100-new-cases-reported-huye-prison
Barbados - Police, BDF assisting at HMP Dodds after prison officers test positive
https://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/police-bdf-assisting-hmp-dodds-after-prison-officers-test-positive
Barbados Confirms 161 Cases Of COVID-19 At Dodds Prison
https://stluciatimes.com/barbados-confirms-161-cases-of-covid-19-at-dodds-prison/
Canada - Toronto jail tries to bring COVID-19 outbreak under control after 54 inmates test positive
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-south-detention-centre-1.5849056
Canada - Inmates 'sitting ducks' as COVID-19 rages through Kingston, Ont., prison, advocate says
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/inmates-covid-19-prison-advocates-1.5849025
Canada - Federal prisons could have better prepared for COVID-19, advocate says after Stony Mountain inmate dies
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/stony-mountain-inmate-covid-19-death-1.5856016
Canada - COVID-19 outbreak at Sask. Penitentiary sparks mental health concerns
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/covid-19-outbreak-at-sask-penitentiary-sparks-mental-health-concerns-1.5859796
With Over 275,000 Infections and 1,700 Deaths, COVID-19 Has Devastated the U.S. Prison and Jail Population
https://time.com/5924211/coronavirus-outbreaks-prisons-jails-vaccines/
US - Study: Prison COVID-19 Spread Led to Hundreds of Thousands of Community Infections
https://reason.com/2020/12/21/study-prison-covid-19-spread-led-to-hundreds-of-thousands-of-community-infections/
US - COVID-19 spikes follow in prisons after inmate transfers
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/covid19-spikes-follow-in-prisons-after-inmate-transfers-michigan-families-prisoners-covid19-detroit-b1777047.html
Reversing course, feds say some US inmates get virus vaccine
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/reversing-course-feds-say-some-us-inmates-get-virus-vaccine-washington-inmates-federal-bureau-of-prisons-inmates-inmates-b1777901.html
US - States Are Shutting Down Prisons as Guards are Crippled By Covid-19
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/01/us/coronavirus-prisons-jails-closing.html
US - 'People are terrified': a coronavirus surge across California's prisons renews calls for releases
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/29/california-coronavirus-cases-prison-system
US - Nearly all inmates in Alaska's largest prison have contracted Covid-19
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/30/alaska-prison-inmates-contract-covid
US - Number of unsentenced Alaskans behind bars climbs under COVID-19 court, prison constraints
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/12/23/alaskas-pretrial-inmate-population-has-swelled-with-covid-restrictions-on-courts-and-attorney-client-meetings/
US - Staff shortages, extended lockdowns in coronavirus-ridden Colorado prisons create "tenuous" situations
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/12/19/colorado-prisons-coronavirus-staffing-conditions/
US - New York halts prison visitation as COVID cases spike among incarcerated, staff
https://eu.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/albany/2020/12/30/ny-halts-prison-visitation-covid-cases-spike/4079581001/
India - 'Prison population reduced by 10.42% between April and June'
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/prison-population-reduced-by-1042-between-april-and-june/article33373547.ece
India - COVID-19 Over 2.7K undertrials 41 convicts released in J K
https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2020/12/30/des75-jk-prisoners.html
Iran - Three prisoners die in Evin Prison due to Coronavirus infection
https://iran-hrm.com/index.php/2020/12/28/three-prisoners-die-in-evin-prison-due-to-coronavirus-infection/
Israel shuts down Ramon prison due to COVID infections
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/29/israel-shuts-ramon-prison-over-coronavirus-infections
Outcry after Israeli Minister Withholds COVID Vaccine from Palestinian Prisoners
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/outcry-after-israeli-minister-withholds-covid-vaccine-from-palestinian-prisoners/
Malaysia - Covid-19: Prisons Dept uses two SOPs to prevent infection among prison community
https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/12/22/covid-19-prisons-dept-uses-two-sops-to-prevent-infection-among-prison-community/
Myanmar – 55 more inmates get COVID-19 in Bago
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/55-more-inmates-get-covid-19-bago.html
Pakistan - Virus spreading rapidly in Sindh's overcrowded jails
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2276766/virus-spreading-rapidly-in-sindhs-overcrowded-jails
South Korea tries to contain coronavirus outbreak in prison
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-southkorea-idUKKBN29405B
Virus besets Belarus prisons filled with president's critics
https://www.boston25news.com/news/world/virus-besets-belarus-prisons-filled-with-presidents-critics/DLDNHCJQA3OEYWBHOEK4P4L7VE/
England and Wales - Covid has killed 16 prison staff and 2,000 are off sick with the virus
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13579892/covid-prison-staff-killed-and-sick/
England and Wales - New Covid strain could see 'heavy toll' of infections in jails, warns former prisons watchdog
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/new-coronavirus-strain-prisons-jails-b1776730.html
England and Wales - Coronavirus outbreak at The Mount prison in Hemel Hempstead
https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-outbreak-mount-prison-hemel-hempstead-3080498
England and Wales - 'Special measures' in place amid Covid-19 outbreak on wing at Walton jail
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/special-measures-place-amid-covid-19550496
England and Wales - Inmates at one of Wales' biggest prisons were locked down for 23 hours on Christmas Day
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/coronavirus-parc-prison-bridgend-inmates-19523566
England and Wales - Fresh calls for answers over HMP Norwich coronavirus outbreak
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/fresh-all-for-answers-over-norwich-prison-outbreak-6873928
England and Wales - Number of staff at Dartmoor Prison seriously reduced by Covid outbreak
https://www.tavistock-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=439822&headline=Number%20of%20staff%20at%20Dartmoor%20Prison%20seriously%20reduced%20by%20Covid%20outbreak&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2020
England and Wales - How HMP Lowdham Grange battled back after 177 inmates caught coronavirus during outbreak
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/how-hmp-lowdham-grange-battled-4797410
France - Prison de l'île de Ré : cinq membres du personnel testés positifs au Covid-19
https://www.sudouest.fr/2021/01/04/prison-de-l-ile-de-re-cinq-membres-du-personnel-testes-positifs-au-covid-19-8250474-1570.php
Greece - New prison decongestion bill to introduce community service
https://www.ekathimerini.com/260842/article/ekathimerini/news/new-prison-decongestion-bill-to-introduce-community-service
Ireland - Covid-19: Staff at Wheatfield Prison test positive for virus
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/covid-19-staff-at-wheatfield-prison-test-positive-for-virus-1.4447659
Ireland - Prisoners turn down temporary release over virus fears
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/1223/1186203-coronavirus-prisoners/
Covid: Isle of Man Prison lockdown policy 'breached human rights'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-55414002
Scotland - More than 17,000 'lifeline' virtual prison visits held during pandemic
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/scotland/more-than-17000-lifeline-virtual-prison-visits-held-during-pandemic/
Number of remand prisoners in Scotland jumps despite plan to reduce jail population
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/number-remand-prisoners-scotland-jumps-23234160
Scotland - Hundreds of drug-related items confiscated from inmates in Glasgow prison since start of lockdown
https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/hundreds-drug-related-items-confiscated-inmates-glasgow-prison-start-lockdown-3083281
Spanish Prisons Have Lowest Inmate Population in 10 Years
https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/01/01/spanish-prisons-have-lowest-inmate-population-in-10-years/
42 inmates test positive for COVID-19 in Turkey's Düzce Prison as cases soar
https://stockholmcf.org/42-inmates-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-turkeys-duzce-prison-as-cases-soar/
News 18 December
Mozambique: Nyusi Announces Pardon for Prisoners
https://allafrica.com/stories/202012170828.html
Canada - Disrupting volunteer-led prison programs cuts a fundamental lifeline for everyone in the system
https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-prison-volunteers-1.5815920
Canada - Corrections confirms 80 inmates, 4 staff members infected with COVID-19 at Kingston prison
https://globalnews.ca/news/7528660/80-inmates-covid-19-kingston-ont-prison/
Canada - Legal groups say Ontario misled public with claim it reduced inmate population by 30 per cent early in pandemic
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/12/17/legal-groups-say-ontario-misled-public-with-claim-it-reduced-inmate-population-by-30-per-cent-early-in-pandemic.html
1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had COVID-19, 1,700 have died
https://www.fox23.com/news/health/1-5-prisoners-us-has/EADU56Z6KRUHLBS3HHCYH6UI3Q/
US - How COVID-19 Exposes America's Addiction to Incarceration
https://thecrimereport.org/2020/12/17/how-covid-19-exposes-americas-addiction-to-incarceration/
US - 'Of Course, It Feels Unsafe': Colorado Prisons Face Staffing Crisis As Hundreds Of Guards, Inmates Sickened
https://www.cpr.org/2020/12/17/of-course-it-feels-unsafe-colorado-prisons-face-staffing-crisis-as-hundreds-of-guards-inmates-sickened/
US - Covid-19 hospitalizations at Illinois corrections department leave incarcerated peoples' loved ones in the dark
https://www.injusticewatch.org/news/2020/covid-19-hospitalizations-of-illinois-prisoners-leaves-loved-ones-in-the-dark/
US - Michigan prisoner deaths from COVID-19 surpass 100
https://eu.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/12/17/prisoner-covid-coronavirus-deaths-michigan/3925458001/
US - New York prisons see over 2,000 COVID cases amid calls for transparent testing data
https://www.nny360.com/news/publicservicenews/new-york-prisons-see-over-2-000-covid-cases-amid-calls-for-transparent-testing-data/article_e7a2c2bd-5d20-5d7e-8f28-5ce20b24f27e.html
India - Post Covid, 1,356 prisoners walk free from Ludhiana jails
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/coronavirus/post-covid-1-356-prisoners-walk-free-from-ludhiana-jails-185892
Malaysia - EMCO at Kluang prison and its quarters due to spike in Covid-19 cases
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/12/650550/emco-kluang-prison-and-its-quarters-due-spike-covid-19-cases
Malaysia - Covid-19: Spike in Melaka cases due to influx of prisoners from Kajang, Sg Buloh prisons
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/12/18/covid-19-spike-in-melaka-cases-due-to-influx-of-prisoners-from-kajang-sg-buloh-prisons
France - Prison de Condé. Huit membres du personnel atteints du Covid-19 : un dépistage massif prévu
https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/conde-sur-sarthe-61250/prison-de-conde-huit-membres-du-personnel-atteints-du-covid-19-un-depistage-massif-prevu-7091844
U.S. lawmakers press prison authorities on inmate COVID-19 vaccination plans
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-prisons/us-lawmakers-press-prison-authorities-on-inmate-covid-19-vaccination-plans-idUKKBN28Q2XM
US - COVID Cases in Prisons and ICE Immigration Jails Surpass 250,000
https://truthout.org/articles/covid-cases-in-prisons-and-ice-immigration-jails-surpass-250000/
US - Incarcerated Populations Served as Super-Spreaders in Many Communities: Study
https://thecrimereport.org/2020/12/16/incarcerated-populations-served-as-super-spreaders-in-many-communities/
US (California) - Hundreds of state prison inmates in San Diego County sickened with COVID-19
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-16/hundreds-of-donovan-state-prison-inmates-sickened-with-covid-19
US (California) - During the pandemic, chaplains are a lifeline for inmates
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-16/during-the-pandemic-jail-chaplains-are-lifeline-for-inmates
US - Oregon faces precarious legal position as COVID-19 in prisons lawsuit proceeds
https://www.opb.org/article/2020/12/16/oregon-department-corrections-covid-19-inmates-lawsuit/
US (New Mexico) - Inmates sue prison, claim lack of COVID-19 safeguards
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/coronavirus/inmates-sue-prison-claim-lack-of-covid-19-safeguards/article_ac22e1a6-3fbd-11eb-801f-c73b20168f8d.html
Beyond The Mahara Prison Riot: The Problems With Sri Lanka's Penal System
https://roar.media/english/life/features/beyond-mahara-prison-riot-problems-with-srilanka-penal-system
England and Wales - Prison bosses refused to put HMP Frankland in 'full lockdown' despite rising coronavirus cases
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/prison-bosses-refused-put-hmp-19467980
Ireland - Drug seizures at Cork prison showed little decrease in 2020 despite Covid-19 restrictions
https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40191987.html
WHO experts to check ability of Ukrainian prisons to resist outbreaks of diseases
https://112.international/ukraine-top-news/who-experts-to-check-ability-of-ukrainian-prisons-to-resist-outbreaks-of-diseases-57410.html
Belize - Home Affairs Minister hands over personal protective equipment to Central Prison
https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2020/12/15/home-affairs-minister-hands-over-personal-protective-equipment-to-central-prison/
Canada - The pandemic has offered a look at prison reform possibilities
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/the-pandemic-has-offered-a-look-at-prison-reform-possibilities/
US - COVID-19 Underscores Prison Labor Exploitation Crisis
https://hillreporter.com/commentary-covid-19-underscores-prison-labor-exploitation-crisis-87486
US - Prisoners have been excluded from Covid vaccine plans. And health experts are sounding the alarm
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/16/coronavirus-prisoners-have-been-excluded-from-covid-vaccine-plans.html
US (Nebraska) - Prison visitations will be back at five facilities
https://fox42kptm.com/news/local/prison-visitations-will-be-back-at-five-facilities
US (Pennsylvania) - PSCOA calls for statewide prison lockdown and suspension of inmate transfers
https://fox56.com/news/local/pscoa-calls-for-statewide-prison-lockdown-and-suspension-of-inmate-transfers
US - California sheriff refusing to comply with order to release inmates due to COVID
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/530363-california-sheriff-refusing-to-comply-with-order-to-release-inmates-due
US - Report: Corrections officials in Louisiana failed to protect inmates, staff from COVID-19
https://thelensnola.org/2020/12/15/report-corrections-officials-in-louisiana-failed-to-protect-inmates-staff-from-covid-19/
US - Prisons, inmates and their families dispute Delaware's response to COVID-19 outbreak
https://eu.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/12/15/prisons-battle-covid-19-outbreak-look-toward-promise-vaccine/3894531001/
India - Post unlockdown: Prison population increases to 31,000 in Maharashtra
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/post-unlockdown-prison-population-increases-to-31000-in-maharashtra-7106414/
India - Maharashtra: Study spanning 11 jails throws light on experiences of prisoners meeting families
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-study-spanning-11-jails-throws-light-on-experiences-of-prisoners-meeting-families-7106418/
Malaysia - 11,000 undocumented migrants to be deported to reduce prison overcrowding
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/12/15/11000-undocumented-migrants-to-be-deported-to-reduce-prison-overcrowding/
Pakistan - COVID-19 cases in Sindh's prisons spike from 31 to 112 in 10 days
https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/covid-19-cases-in-sindhs-prisons-spike-from-31-to-112-in-10-days20201216053316/
Pakistan - Jail inmates suffer unheard: Amid pandemic, centenarian prisoner dies
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/759500-jail-inmates-suffer-unheard-amid-pandemic-centenarian-prisoner-dies
England and Wales - 'People need to know' - call for clarity over prison Covid-19 outbreak
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/call-for-greater-clarity-over-prison-outbreak-6755072
England and Wales - Covid: Lincoln Prison outbreak linked to high levels of virus
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-55317293
Scotland - More than 760 days lost due to Covid-19 at north-east prison
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/more-than-760-days-lost-due-to-covid-19-at-north-east-prison/
Canada - 24 inmates test positive for COVID-19 at Saskatchewan Penitentiary
https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/24-inmates-test-positive-for-covid-19-at-saskatchewan-penitentiary-1.5230668
US - Researchers Estimate Mass Incarceration Contributed To More Than Half A Million Additional Cases Of COVID-19 Over The Summer
https://theappeal.org/covid-19-community-spread-mass-incarceration-prison-policy-institute-report/
US (California) - Judge Orders 50 Percent Reduction in Orange County Jail Population due to COVID-19
https://yubanet.com/california/judge-orders-50-percent-reduction-in-orange-county-jail-population-due-to-covid-19/
US (North Carolina) - Expert, judge plan closer look at how NC prisons decide who to release for COVID
https://www.wral.com/expert-judge-plan-closer-look-at-how-nc-prisons-decide-who-to-release-for-covid/19429206/
US - Federal prison workers to start getting vaccinated Wednesday
https://nypost.com/2020/12/14/federal-prison-workers-to-start-getting-vaccinated-wednesday/
US (New Hampshire) - COVID-19 cases among state prison inmates skyrocket to 152, with 31 in Berlin facility
https://manchesterinklink.com/covid-19-cases-among-state-prison-inmates-skyrocket-to-152-with-31-in-berlin-facility/
US - Almost 25% in Wyoming Corrections System Positive for COVID
https://k2radio.com/almost-25-in-wyoming-corrections-system-positive-for-covid/
US (Oregon) - Indigenous inmates, volunteers navigate a year without ceremonies, celebrations
https://www.opb.org/article/2020/12/14/native-american-religious-services-oregon-prison-covid-19/
16 inmates in one Turkish prison diagnosed with COVID-19 as cases soar
https://stockholmcf.org/16-inmates-in-one-turkish-prison-diagnosed-with-covid-19-as-cases-soar/
News 12 – 14 December
Canada - Twenty-five inmates at a Toronto prison test positive for coronavirus
https://queenscitizen.ca/2020/12/14/twenty-five-inmates-at-a-toronto-prison-test-positive-for-coronavirus/
Q&A: The COVID-19 Crisis in Mexico's Prisons
https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/q-and-a-the-covid-19-crisis-in-mexicos-prisons
US (Texas) - Prisoners Are Setting Fires To Protest Pandemic Conditions
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/12/13/prison-fires
US (California) - High-Risk Inmates Aren't Prioritized In State's Early Releases
https://www.capradio.org/articles/2020/12/13/high-risk-inmates-arent-prioritized-in-states-early-releases/
US (California) - Coronavirus numbers for inmates soar across the state
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-12/soaring-coronavirus-numbers-for-inmates-and-staff-at-state-substance-abuse-prison-leads-to-six-deaths
US - Mass. Prisoners Among The First To Get COVID Vaccines
https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/12/13/mass-prisoners-among-the-first-to-get-covid-vaccines
US - Washington Dept. of Health not advising prison system on COVID, despite outbreaks
https://www.kxly.com/washington-dept-of-health-not-advising-prison-system-on-covid-despite-outbreaks/
US (Washington) - Mock funeral asks for prison COVID-19 safety
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/mock-funeral-asks-prison-covid-19-safety/D7YOYF3WXVFNXKICZUX6LT4QNU/
US - Hawaii sees 3 more coronavirus deaths and 90 new infections; Honolulu prison cluster grows
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/12/13/breaking-news/hawaii-records-3-additional-coronavirus-related-deaths-and-90-new-infections/
Pakistan: Overcrowding in Pakistan's prisons is a ticking time bomb
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/12/pakistan-overcrowding-in-pakistans-prisons-is-a-ticking-time-bomb/
Pakistan - Kohat jail houses over 500 inmates against capacity for 108
https://www.dawn.com/news/1595315
Fear of contracting COVID-19 led to Sri Lanka prison riot: Probe panel
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2020/dec/12/fear-of-contracting-covid-19-led-to-sri-lanka-prison-riot-probe-panel-2235312.html
Sri Lanka - Coronavirus prison cluster exceeds 3000
https://colombogazette.com/2020/12/14/coronavirus-prison-cluster-exceeds-3000/
England and Wales - COVID-19 outbreak at Lincoln prison
https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2020/12/covid-19-outbreak-at-lincoln-prison/
England and Wales - Outbreak of coronavirus at Nottinghamshire prison is causing major spike in district
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/outbreak-coronavirus-nottinghamshire-prison-causing-4789890
England and Wales - Coronavirus outbreak at HMP Bedford leads to 24 hour lockdown and 'mini riots' by inmates
https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/coronavirus-outbreak-at-hmp-bedford-leads-to-24-hour-lockdown-and-mini-riots-by-inmates/
England and Wales - Part of Elmley Prison, Sheppey, isolated for second time amid Covid-19 outbreak
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/part-of-prison-isolating-for-second-time-239087/
Australia (Victoria) - Lawyers call for an end to mandatory quarantine for new prisoners
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/lawyers-call-for-an-end-to-mandatory-quarantine-for-new-prisoners-20201209-p56m15.html
New Zealand - Person held for 273 days in Christchurch prison due to Covid travel disruption
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/person-held-273-days-christchurch-prison-due-covid-travel-disruption
New Zealand - Surprise inspection finds 'deeply concerning' issues at Auckland Prison in Paremoremo
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/surprise-inspection-finds-deeply-concerning-issues-at-auckland-prison-in-paremoremo/X2TV4XDVCAT2P6MBV45XFTKWRA/
Worldwide COVID-19 Decarceration: A Lost Opportunity
https://filtermag.org/worldwide-covid-decarceration-lost-opportunity/
Experts call to include prisons in COVID-19 vaccine plans
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32663-5/fulltext
COVID-19 aggravating Brazil's Jails Crisis
https://america.cgtn.com/2020/12/10/covid-19-aggravating-brazils-jails-crisis
Canada - Young people facing serious new hurdles in justice system amid COVID-19, advocates warn
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/12/07/young-people-facing-serious-new-hurdles-in-justice-system-amid-covid-19-advocates-warn.html
US - Advocates concerned over COVID-19 outbreaks, no running water inside Arizona prisons
https://eu.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2020/12/10/advocates-concerned-over-covid-19-outbreaks-no-running-water-inside-arizona-prisons/3871545001/
US - 12th Iowa prison inmate dies from COVID-19 complications
https://kwwl.com/2020/12/10/12th-iowa-prison-inmate-dies-from-covid-19-complications/
US (Pennsylvania) - COVID-19 outbreak at Philly jails panics staff and prisoners 'in the eye of the storm'
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-jails-prison-covid-outbreak-testing-shelter-in-place-20201211.html
US (Virginia) - Inmates frustrated by COVID-19 Prison Spike: 'Nobody really cares'
https://www.whsv.com/2020/12/10/inmates-frustrated-by-covid-19-prison-spike-nobody-really-cares/
Pakistan - Rights bodies concerned at prisons overcrowding during second wave
https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1595080
Following deadly riot, spotlight on Sri Lanka's prison conditions
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/following-deadly-riot-spotlight-on-sri-lankas-prison-conditions/article33302053.ece
England and Wales - Ten staff members and seven prisoners test positive for Covid at Doncaster prison
https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/crime/ten-staff-members-and-seven-prisoners-test-positive-covid-doncaster-prison-3063594
Italy - COVID: Infected jail inmates pass 1,000
https://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2020/12/10/covid-infected-jail-inmates-pass-1000_32e62755-db23-4c6a-b177-8c97664acb46.html
Northern Ireland - In-person prison visiting allowed in run up to Christmas but festive leave scheme paused because of Covid
https://www.goqradio.com/belfast/news/q-radio-local-news/in-person-prison-visiting-allowed-in-run-up-to-christmas-but-festive-leave-scheme-paused-because-of-covid/
Canada - La moitié des détenus de la prison de Percé déclarés positifs à la COVID-19
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1755870/eclosion-coronavirus-prison-perce-detention-detenus-infectes
US - Gaps Found in State Plans to Give Incarcerees COVID Vaccine
https://thecrimereport.org/2020/12/09/gaps-found-in-state-plans-to-give-incarcerees-covid-vaccine/
US - Justice Dept. Sues Alabama Over Prison Conditions
https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/944879818/justice-dept-sues-alabama-over-prison-conditions
US (Nevada) - Prison officials defend response to pandemic as cases near 1,600, death toll hits 7
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/prison-officials-defend-response-to-pandemic-as-cases-near-1600-death-toll-hits-7
US - Oregon Prison Inmates Promised Early Release Due to COVID-19 Are Still Waiting
https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/12/09/oregon-prison-inmates-promised-early-release-due-to-covid-19-are-still-waiting/
US - Colorado prison has one of the worst federal facility outbreaks in US
https://gazette.com/dg-print/colorado-prison-has-one-of-the-worst-federal-facility-outbreaks-in-us/article_a328ea06-3a7b-11eb-a6b8-17b09f91753f.html
US - Gov. Wolf: Pennsylvania Reduces Prison Population By Record-Setting 3,471 Since March 1
https://gantdaily.com/2020/12/09/gov-wolf-pennsylvania-reduces-prison-population-by-record-setting-3471-since-march-1/
US (Washington) - WA Inmates Say They're Retaliated Against For Getting COVID-19
https://patch.com/washington/seattle/wa-inmates-say-theyre-retaliated-against-getting-covid-19
Cambodia - Concerns over prisoners' health due to COVID-19
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50791451/concerns-over-prisoners-health-due-to-covid-19/
Cambodia: Urgently Protect Prisoners from COVID-19
https://www.licadho-cambodia.org/pressrelease.php?perm=466
Malaysia - Rais: Both Houses to meet with Home Ministry over overcrowding in prisons and Covid-19
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/12/10/rais-both-houses-to-meet-with-home-ministry-over-overcrowding-in-prisons-and-covid-19
Pakistan - Over 100 prisoners relocated after Covid detection in jail
https://www.dawn.com/news/1594895/over-100-prisoners-relocated-after-covid-detection-in-jail
England and Wales - Covid: Restrictions at Bedford jail have 'significant impact' on inmates
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-55239758
England and Wales - UK youth jail rebuked for keeping new inmates in solitary for two weeks
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/09/inspectors-condemn-youth-prison-that-kept-new-inmates-in-solitary-for-two-weeks
News 9 December
Belize Central Prison down to zero Covid-19 cases
https://lovefm.com/belize-central-prison-down-to-zero-covid-19-cases/
Canada - B.C. Appeal Court ruling latest decision to recognize COVID-19 risk in sentencing
https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/business/articles/22968/b-c-appeal-court-ruling-latest-decision-to-recognize-covid-19-risk-in-sentencing
US - COVID-19 Has Killed More Prisoners in 2020 Than the Death Penalty Has in 43 Years
https://www.procon.org/covid-19-has-killed-more-prisoners-in-2020-than-the-death-penalty-has-in-43-years/
US - Covid-19 vaccine distribution must prioritize prisoners. The virus is killing more of them.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/covid-19-vaccine-distribution-must-prioritize-prisoners-virus-killing-more-ncna1250461
US - Rising Jail Admissions Called New COVID-19 Threat
https://thecrimereport.org/2020/12/08/rising-jail-admissions-called-new-covid-19-threat/
US - Infected Behind Bars: Michigan Covid Cases Include 16,000 From State Prisons
https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/26842/infected_behind_bars_michigan_covid_cases_include_16_000_from_state_prisons
US - The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Exposed The Absurdities Of New York's Parole System
https://theintercept.com/2020/12/08/covid-new-york-parole-reform/
US (New York) - Auburn, Cayuga prisons suspend inmate visitation due to COVID-19 outbreaks
https://auburnpub.com/news/local/auburn-cayuga-prisons-suspend-inmate-visitation-due-to-covid-19-outbreaks/article_c890d21b-b61a-5c3d-bc5b-22f02da338da.html
US (Arizona) - 655 inmates at Yuma Prison test positive for coronavirus
https://kyma.com/news/2020/12/08/covid-outbreak-at-arizona-state-prison-complex-in-yuma/
India - High Powered Committee to direct return of on-parole prisoners released from jail amid COVID-19 without delay: State tells Kerala High Court
https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/hpc-to-direct-return-of-on-parole-prisoners-covid-19-state-tells-kerala-high-court
Malaysia - Covid-19: More than 2k prisoners and detainees have tested positive since May
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/12/09/covid-19-more-than-2k-prisoners-and-detainees-have-tested-positive-since-may
Sri Lanka - Special COVID-19 Treatment Centres for Prison Inmates – NOCPCO Task Force
https://www.newsfirst.lk/2020/12/09/special-covid-19-treatment-centres-for-prison-inmates-nocpco-task-force/
Canada - Internal report highlights ongoing problems in N.W.T. correction centres
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/internal-document-highlights-problems-in-n-w-t-correction-centres-1.5829144
US (Texas) - 'Alarming' COVID-19 cases among Fort Worth prison staff reach all-time high
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article247681635.html
US (Pennsylvania) - Pa. prisons won't mandate COVID tests for staff, even as outbreaks grow frequent and deadly
https://www.inquirer.com/news/covid-outbreak-philadelphia-pennsylvania-prisons-jails-federal-detention-center-20201208.html
US (Washington) - 'Extreme stress': Inmates at state's first prison to face an outbreak watch cases surge again
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/dec/07/extreme-stress-inmates-at-states-first-prison-to-f/
US - Fewer Ohio Inmates During Pandemic, But ACLU Still Concerned
https://www.ideastream.org/news/fewer-ohio-inmates-during-pandemic-but-aclu-still-concerned
Malaysia - Senators support prison reform motion
https://themalaysianreserve.com/2020/12/08/senators-support-prison-reform-motion/
Sri Lanka - Early release for drug addicted inmates
https://www.dailynews.lk/2020/12/08/local/235522/early-release-drug-addicted-inmates
UAE- 540 inmates in Sharjah prison e-meet loved ones amid Covid-19 pandemic
https://menafn.com/1101246319/UAE-540-inmates-in-Sharjah-prison-e-meet-loved-ones-amid-Covid-19-pandemic
Uzbek President Marks Constitution Day With Pardons, Easing Sentences Of Dozens Of Convicts
https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbek-president-marks-constitution-day-with-pardons/30989879.html
England and Wales - Spike in violence after coronavirus lockdown in Chelmsford Prison
https://www.yellowad.co.uk/spike-in-violence-after-coronavirus-lockdown-in-chelmsford-prison/
Ireland - Inmates should be among first to get Covid-19 vaccine, says prison service
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/inmates-should-be-among-first-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-says-prison-service-1.4430116
Turkey - COVID-19 spreads very fast in prison, warns rights organization
https://bianet.org/english/human-rights/235632-covid-19-spreads-very-fast-in-prison-warns-rights-organization
News 5-7 December
Canada - Remand numbers for Saskatoon jail show people awaiting trial outnumber guilty behind bars
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/remand-numbers-for-saskatoon-jail-show-1.5827191
Canada - Inmate alleges pandemic mishandling at Calgary Remand Centre, where outbreak has infected 195
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/inmate-alleges-pandemic-mishandling-at-calgary-remand-centre-where-outbreak-has-infected-178
Trinidad & Tobago - Visits to resume at prisons
http://www.looptt.com/content/visits-resume-prisons
US - COVID-19 Has Reshaped the Justice System; But Will It Last?
https://thecrimereport.org/2020/12/04/covid-19-has-reshaped-the-justice-system-but-will-it-last/
US - Covid-19 is raging through overcrowded California prisons
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/05/us/california-overcrowded-prisons-covid/index.html
US (California) - Amid virus outbreaks, majority of medically high-risk prisoners were not considered for release
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Chronicle-Exclusive-Amid-virus-outbreaks-15778887.php
US (New York) - State: Fewer parole decisions amid pandemic part of prison trend
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/DOCCS-Fewer-parole-decisions-amid-pandemic-part-15773312.php
US - 8 ways Michigan is trying to prevent rapid spread of COVID-19 in prisons, according to governor
https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2020/12/04/8-ways-michigan-is-trying-to-prevent-rapid-spread-of-covid-19-in-prisons-according-to-governor/
US - Three Pennsylvania prisoners died of COVID-19 this weekend
https://eu.ydr.com/story/news/2020/12/06/covid-19-death-toll-pennsylvania-prisons-rises/3853159001/
US - More than 1,100 Nevada prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/more-than-1100-nevada-prisoners-have-tested-positive-for-covid-19-2204100/
India - Women prisoners in Thane and Kalyan jail battle depression as they cannot meet kin
https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/women-prisoners-in-thane-and-kalyan-jail-battle-depression-as-they-cannot-meet-kin/story-dQQbz5gYuRG7w3GtS3qT1O.html
India - Karnataka: Prisoners can meet family via video call
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/prisoners-to-get-5-10-min-for-online-meeting/articleshow/79585981.cms
Malaysia - Senate panel calls for reforms to ease prison congestion
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/12/04/senate-panel-calls-for-reforms-to-ease-prison-congestion/
Sri Lanka - Over 2000 prison-associated cases of COVID-19
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_20B/Dec06_1607270342CH.php
Sri Lanka - 8,000 prison inmates expected to be released before 31 Dec.: Lohan Ratwatte
http://www.themorning.lk/8000-prison-inmates-expected-to-be-released-before-31-dec-lohan-ratwatte/
Thai king pardons, issues amnesty to tens of thousands in prison
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/5/thai-king-to-pardon-cut-jail-sentence-of-tens-of-thousands
Cyprus - Coronavirus: prison 'not impacted' by inmate and staff cases, authorities say
https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/12/04/coronavirus-prison-not-impacted-by-inmate-and-staff-cases-authorities-say/
England and Wales - Hundreds of immigration detainees held in jails 'blocked from accessing legal advice' during pandemic
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prisons-immigration-detention-legal-advice-home-office-b1766240.html
England and Wales - Coronavirus outbreak confirmed at Norwich Prison
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-outbreak-at-city-jail-6602372
Ireland - Prisoners allowed one visit over Christmas period due to Covid-19
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/prisoners-allowed-one-visit-over-christmas-period-due-to-covid-19-1.4427866
Isle of Man - Cell phones for prison inmates
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=59324&headline=Cell%20phones%20for%20prison%20inmates&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2020
US - Why Inmates Should Be at the Front of the Vaccination Lines
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/opinion/coronavirus-vaccine-jail.html
US - 200+ Health Experts Urge Biden to Reduce 'Dangerously Overcrowded' Prisons During Pandemic
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/03/200-health-experts-urge-biden-reduce-dangerously-overcrowded-prisons-during-pandemic
US (New York) - Cuomo loosens reins on prison access for oversight group
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Cuomo-loosens-reins-on-prison-access-for-15773847.php
US - As New York Coronavirus Metrics Worsen, State Prisons See Outbreaks
https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2020/12/03/as-new-york-coronavirus-metrics-worsen-state-prisons-see-outbreaks/?slreturn=20201104053349
US (Missouri) - Jackson County jail a 'cesspool' of germs as COVID outbreak infects dozens, inmate says
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article247534315.html
India - E-mulakat facility for prisoners
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/e-mulakat-facility-for-prisoners/article33242904.ece
Pakistan - Sindh's prisons beat the virus odds
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2274550/sindhs-prisons-beat-the-virus-odds
Saudi Arabia - Justice Ministry expands remote prosecution services
Sri Lanka - Special plan to counter COVID-19 spread in prisons
https://www.newsfirst.lk/2020/12/04/special-plan-to-counter-covid-19-spread-in-prisons/
Ghana - 54 prison officers, 44 inmates contracted COVID-19 since March – Superintendent Atsem reveals
https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/local/54-prison-officers-44-inmates-contracted-covid-19-since-march-superintendent-atsem/wv1w792
Canada - Saskatoon jail outbreak sparks discussion about alternatives to incarceration
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/saskatoon-jail-outbreak-sparks-discussion-about-alternatives-to-incarceration
Canada - Autre éclosion de COVID-19 dans une prison de la Gaspésie
https://www.latribune.ca/covid-19/autre-eclosion-de-covid-19-dans-une-prison-de-la-gaspesie-6b27421e5b47e6d9d9cc55881019bed7
US - Officials Spar Over Covid Spread Through Prison System
https://www.courthousenews.com/officials-spar-over-covid-spread-through-prison-system/
US - Visitation suspended at Tennessee prisons due to rise in COVID-19 cases
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2020/dec/02/visitation-prisons-suspended/537150/
US - COVID-19 Continues To Spread Through Michigan's Prison Population
https://wdet.org/posts/2020/12/02/90349-covid-19-continues-to-spread-through-michigans-prison-population/
US - Florida Inmate COVID-19 Deaths Up To 189
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2020/12/02/florida-inmate-covid-19-deaths-up-to-189/
England and Wales - Lancashire prison dealing with 'large outbreak' of coronavirus cases
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18914232.lancashire-prison-dealing-large-outbreak-coronavirus-cases/
Greece - 46 inmates, one employee test positive for coronavirus in Larissa prison
https://www.ekathimerini.com/259826/article/ekathimerini/news/46-inmates-one-employee-test-positive-for-coronavirus-in-larissa-prison
Malawi Prisons Registers No Covid-19
Zimbabwe - State Ordered To Supply Water Daily To Chikurubi Prison Inmates
https://www.newzimbabwe.com/state-ordered-to-supply-water-daily-to-chikurubi-prison-inmates/
Canada - Calls grow louder to get remanded prisoners, other offenders out of Saskatoon Correctional Centre
https://www.ckom.com/2020/12/01/calls-to-get-remanded-prisoners-other-offenders-out-of-saskatoon-correctional-centre-grow-louder/
US - Food Insecurity and Collateral Consequences of Punishment Amidst the COVID‐19 Pandemic
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wmh3.378
US - Texas to shutter three more prisons as units face critical staffing shortages
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/12/01/texas-prisons-close-understaffing/
US - COVID-19 Infections Hit Record High In California Prisons
https://www.capradio.org/articles/2020/12/01/covid-19-infections-hit-record-high-in-california-prisons/
US - Delaware reports new COVID cases in prisons
https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/delaware-reports-new-covid-cases-prisons
US (Rhode Island) - Medical director for RI prisons quits as coronavirus cases spike
https://thepublicsradio.org/article/medical-director-for-ri-prisons-quits-as-coronavirus-cases-spike
US - Second Alaska inmate dies with COVID-19 as cases surge in state's largest prison
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2020/12/01/second-alaska-prison-inmate-dies-with-covid-19/
US - Four Colorado DOC prisoners die within past week of COVID-19, officials report
https://gazette.com/news/four-colorado-doc-prisoners-die-within-past-week-of-covid-19-officials-report/article_993dd0f8-3439-11eb-b713-77eec2bee5bf.html
India - Panel endorses extension of bails to 3,499 prisoners
https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/committee-recommends-extension-of-interim-bails-to-prisoners-in-view-of-covid-19/story-tn53f2mbMgk2s4OGnxOnVJ.html
Sri Lanka to release hundreds of inmates as death toll from prison riot rises
https://www.dw.com/en/sri-lanka-to-release-hundreds-of-inmates-as-death-toll-from-prison-riot-rises/a-55787621
England and Wales - Lindholme prison coronavirus regime too 'restrictive'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-55144509
Guernsey - Covid Means I Can't See My Partner In Prison. It's Torture
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/covid-prison_uk_5fc67e0bc5b61d04bfada6e7
Switzerland - Deux prisons entières en isolement
https://www.tdg.ch/deux-prisons-entieres-en-isolement-373200889516
Kenya - 11 convicts test positive for COVID-19 in Maralal Prison
https://www.kbc.co.ke/11-test-positive-covid-19-maralal-prison/
Bahamas - Prison commissioner defends health and dietary protocol for inmates
https://ewnews.com/prison-commissioner-defends-health-and-dietary-protocol-for-inmates
Canada - Jail COVID numbers continue to rise with inmates living in confined quarters
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/jail-covid-numbers-continue-to-rise-with-inmates-living-in-confined-quarters-1.5821908
Canada - Inmates triple-bunked at Calgary Remand Centre despite 'significant' COVID-19 outbreak: defence lawyer
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-remand-centre-covid-outbreak-1.5822434
US - Prisons Are Covid-19 Hotbeds. When Should Inmates Get the Vaccine?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/health/coronavirus-vaccine-prisons.html
US - Prison population in Illinois battling COVID-19 outbreaks
https://www.walls102.com/prison-population-in-illinois-battling-covid-19-outbreaks/
US - Two Ohio Prison Officers Die From COVID-19
https://radio.wosu.org/post/two-ohio-prison-officers-die-covid-19#stream/0
US (North Carolina) - Three NC prison facilities close over COVID surge
https://www.wral.com/three-nc-prison-facilities-close-over-covid-surge/19407724/
US - Report: Washington prisons officials botched response to COVID-19 outbreak at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/report-washington-prisons-officials-botched-response-to-covid-19-outbreak-at-coyote-ridge-corrections-center/
India - Prisoners released during pandemic in UP, asked to return to jail
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/prisoners-released-during-pandemic-in-up-asked-to-return-to-jail
Sri Lanka - Govt. answerable for Prison safety of prisoners: Opposition
http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/front_page/Govt-answerable-for-Prison-safety-of-prisoners-Opposition/238-200899
England and Wales - HMP Lowdham Grange provides update on coronavirus cases inside prison
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/hmp-lowdham-grange-provides-update-4750347
Italy - COVID: Almost 1,000 prison inmates infected
https://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2020/12/01/covid-almost-1000-prison-inmates-infected_4658eb73-e4db-4085-bea5-fdf625cfda1e.html


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Anadelphe  — род ос-блестянок из подсемейства Amiseginae. 2 вида.

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Nanaimo's Dan Treacher remains in hospital in Thailand and his family is trying to raise enough money to medevac him back to Canada. (GoFundMe photo)
B.C. senior stuck in Thai hospital with no travel insurance
Family trying to raise money to bring Nanaimo's Dan Treacher back to Canada
Greg Sakaki
Dec. 2, 2019 12:35 p.m.
Fundraising efforts, while much appreciated by family members, are so far falling short of what's needed to get a Nanaimo man out of a Thai hospital and back home.
This past September, 66-year-old Daniel Treacher, who splits his time between Canada and Thailand, fell from a ladder at his wife's home and landed on his head, says his daughter, Lisa Robson.
Emergency surgery saved Treacher's life, but his recovery has been slow going in a government hospital in Thailand, Robson said. Her father can barely communicate and still can't breathe or eat on his own.
Robson said because her dad had pre-existing heart and back conditions, medical insurance was prohibitively expensive. He chose instead to set aside $10,000, which he figured would cover any emergencies.
"It's not like he was completely blinded and not prepared for this – he was, to the best he thought he could do," Robson said. "I don't think anybody foresees this kind of an accident where you can't function, you can't answer questions, you can't do anything."
The family wants to get Treacher back to B.C., but it's not going to be easy. Robson said a doctor told her that if her dad's recovery progresses, he could handle a first-class flight back with a nurse or two by his side.
"But he has to be off being tube-fed for that to happen and he's not even breathing on his own," Robson said.
So a GoFundMe online fundraiser is attempting to raise the $75,000 necessary to medevac Treacher home. Robson is worried that the extended hospital stay in a foreign country is scary for her dad and is delaying his recovery.
She said people at the Canadian embassy have tried to be helpful, but there are limitations to what they can do.
"If the government paid for everybody to get home, nobody would get insurance, we totally understand that…" Robson said. "You've got to roll with the punches when you're in somebody else's country which is difficult to do at times."
She said it's unclear what will happen if enough months pass that her father, as a Canadian citizen, would be forced to leave the country, and she hopes the situation won't get that far. It's hard to ask for help, Robson said, but knows that's what it will take.
"Everybody makes mistakes," she said. "Trust me, I spent the first little while being very angry at him, wishing he had insurance."
To view or donate to the GoFundMe, click here.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday refused to order the Obama administration to stop funding embryonic stem cell research, despite complaints the work relies on destroyed human embryos.
But a three-judge appeals court panel unanimously agreed with a lower court judge's dismissal of the case. This is the second time the appeals court has said that the challenged federal funding of embryonic stem cell research was permissible.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Linear Technology Corp. said fiscal third-quarter earnings jumped 42%, more than expected, as results at the computer-chip maker were helped by a gain related to a lawsuit.
Linear LLTC also issued a fiscal fourth-quarter revenue forecast that was slightly below Wall Street estimates. In a statement, the company said many of its customers are cautious "given the general concerns in the macroeconomic environment."
For the quarter ended April 3, the company reported earnings of $121.6 million, or 39 cents per share, compared to earnings of $85.5 million, or 27 cents per share, for the same period last year.
Analysts were expecting earnings per share of 32 cents for the period, according to consensus estimates from Thomson First Call.
Revenue for the period grew 39% to $290.7 million from $209.1 million in last year's third quarter. Analysts were revenue of $250.6 million, according to First Call.
The company said the quarter included royalty revenue of $40 million, which represented past royalties receivable under terms of a settlement and license agreement with an undisclosed company.
The company said it expects to earn additional royalties each quarter through June 2013, depending on the sale of certain products. The recurring quarterly royalty revenue is not expected to be material to total revenue for each quarter, the company said.
For the fourth fiscal quarter, the company said it expects product revenues to increase 2% to 3% from the third period. Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $255 million to $258 million, compared to analysts' forecasts of $259.6 million.
Shares of Linear slipped 51 cents in Tuesday's after-hours trading after closing the regular session up 89 cents, or 2.4%, at $38.12.
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