New Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2): advances to flatten the curve the prison population

Matos, Marcos André de

doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0219-2020

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“…Regardless of experience with Ebola, countries in our study appeared to have insufficient capacity to keep prisoners safe and manage the psychosocial effects of COVID-19, resulting in violence in prisons and a rise in coronavirus cases. Similar findings have been reported in other countries, such as Brazil, where reports of rebellion in prisons were linked to inadequate pandemic response, with prison occupancy being over 3 times its total capacity [48,49]. In West Africa, our findings show that the human rights violations and prison riots were fueled by overcrowded prisons, unsanitary living conditions, and lack of COVID-19 prevention measures.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

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Reported health and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable populations and implemented solutions in six West African countries: A media content analysis

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Coronavirus has spread worldwide with over 140 million cases and resulting in more than 3 million deaths between November 2019 to April 2021, threatening the socio-economic and psychosocial stability of many families and communities. There has been limited research to understand the consequences of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations in West Africa, and whether such consequences differ by countries’ previous experience with Ebola. Using a media analysis of leading online news sources, this study identified the populations particularly vulnerable to the threats of the COVID-19 pandemic, described the consequences of COVID-19 experienced by these populations, and reported on the solutions to address them. All articles from the selected news sources published between January 1 and June 30, 2020 on 6 West African countries were imported into Dedoose. A total of 4,388 news articles were coded for excerpts on vulnerable populations, only 285 excerpts of which mentioned the existing effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations or implemented solutions. News articles from countries with past experience with Ebola were more likely to mention the pandemic’s effects on vulnerable populations, especially on incarcerated people. Vulnerable groups were reported to have experienced a range of effects including economic disruptions, heightened domestic and sexual abuse, arbitrary arrests, health care inaccessibility, and educational challenges throughout the pandemic. With implications for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2030 in West Africa, these countries should consider and focus more strategic efforts on vulnerable populations to overcome their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and to achieve the SDG for 2030.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Reported health and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable populations and implemented solutions in six West African countries: A media content analysis

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“…With the arrival of COVID-19, the challenges regarding the provision of adequate health services became greater (Matos, 2020;Oliveira Andrade, 2020). Overcrowded penitentiary systems, with poor levels of general hygiene and sanitation practices jeopardize COVID-19 prevention (Abraham et al, 2020, p. 782).…”

Section: Surviving In Scarcity: the Measures Adopted To Contain Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Contrary to the measures adopted elsewhere, in Brazil the suspension of family visits was not followed by an increase in telephone time or other means of communication (Franco-Paredes et al, 2020;Sánchez et al, 2020;Williams et al, 2020). The justification for the total suspension of external visits was to avoid the comings and goings of people from outside the prison environment (Matos, 2020). This measure has been proven to be futile, as family members are not the only contact prisoners have with the outside world (Abraham et al, 2020).…”

Section: Preventive Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Lastly, the suspension of services (such as legal assistance) and external visitors (such as family), widely adopted across Brazilian state prison systems, should be replaced by less deleterious measures for prison life. Among the ones suggested are routine screening of those entering the prison facility (Matos, 2020); testing new inmates (Sánchez et al, 2020); and making the provision of hand sanitizers and the use of masks mandatory for detainees, prison guards, staff, visitors, and suppliers (FGV, 2020). In certain state penitentiary systems not even the daily asepsis of prison cells has been adopted, making it difficult to prevent the spread of coronavirus within the overcrowded institutions (Souza, 2020).…”

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The Brazilian Penitentiary System under the Threat of COVID-19

Ribeiro

Diniz

2020

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“…Saloner et al analyzed data on more than 1,000,000 people in federal and state prisons, finding a prevalence of 3.3% ( 19 ). de Matos reported 531 cases in Brazilian prison system, with 4.1% of deaths ( 20 ). Njuguna et al reported results from a serial laboratory testing in Luisiana during 2020.…”

Section: Sars-cov-2 Spread In Prison Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%