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Second wave in prisons more deadly than the first
Since my last update in December, HMPPS have released another two weeks worth of data on infection levels in prisons in England and Wales.
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Update on second wave of COVID-19 in prisons
Here’s another update on the second wave of the pandemic in prisons as the Ministry of Justice have switched back to releasing weekly data.
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Update on what's been happening to the prison population during COVID-19
As promised back in July, I’m revisiting my blog on the drivers behind the drop in prison population now the data covering the first stage of the lockdown period is available.
News
Watch the video: European prison populations webinar
Watch the video of yesterday's webinar, 'Coronavirus in prisons: What's happening across Europe?'
Comment
Continued government failure to control COVID-19 in prisons
Last week the Ministry of Justice released figures for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in prisons and COVID-19 related deaths.
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Deaths from COVID-19 in prisons are not 'natural cause' deaths
Today the Ministry of Justice released the latest Safety in custody statistics covering deaths in prisons in England and Wales to June 2020 and self harm and assaults to March 2020.
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Can prisons be COVID-secure places?
Next week we will release the latest tranche of raw data from part of our survey on coronavirus in prisons in Europe.
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What's happened to the prison population during COVID-19?
The keen-eyed prison population watchers amongst you will have noticed the sharp fall in the prison population since the pandemic took hold.
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The pool of candidates for prison is increasing
On Sunday it was reported that four new prisons will be built as part of a wider government construction programme designed to restore jobs and growth in the wake of the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
Publication
UK Justice Policy Review: Volume 9
The ninth in an annual series from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, supported by The Hadley Trust, assessing year-on-year developments in criminal justice across the United Kingdom.
News
Great Britain on course for massive prison expansion
Great Britain is on course for a massive expansion in prison capacity, according to a new assessment from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, out today.
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Coronavirus: empty the prisons, redevelop the land for the benefit of local communities
Today we heard the news of the first prisoner to die after testing positive for coronavirus. It was sadly not unexpected.