COVID-19 nas prisões: um desafio impossível para a saúde pública?

Sánchez, Alexandra; Simas, Luciana; Diuana, Vilma; Larouzé, Bernard

doi:10.1590/0102-311x00083520

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“…Thanks to a well-thought-out plan, the Department of Territorial Activities, U.O.S.D. Protection for Adults and Minors of the ASL Salerno Criminal Area, was able to prevent COVID-19 infections in the three penitentiary facilities of Salerno [25][26][27]. Our plan consisted of a thorough medical check for all the newly arriving inmates in the civil protection pre-triage tents outside the prisons [28].…”

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COVID-19 Risk Management and Screening in the Penitentiary Facilities of the Salerno Province in Southern Italy

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(1) Background: The emergency linked to the spread of COVID-19 in Italy has led to inevitable consequences on the penitentiary system. The risks of this emergency in prisons is mainly related to the problem of persistent overcrowding that makes social distancing difficult and the isolation of any contagion hard to arrange. The Department of Protection for Adults and Minors of the ASL Salerno Criminal Area has taken steps in order to perform screening operations and minimize the risks for prisoners and operators. (2) Methods: We conducted a two-phase observational study. In the first phase, we offered and then executed serum COVID-19 screening to all the convicted inmates. For those who had a doubtful or positive result, a swab was executed in the shortest time possible. In the second phase, a pharyngeal swab was offered and executed to all the police officers, the penitentiary administrative staff and the medical personnel working in the prison. (3) Results: In the first phase, we executed 485 COVID-19 blood tests on prisoners, 3 (0.61%) of which were positive. The three positive inmates underwent nasopharyngeal swabbing, which ultimately were negative. After that, we executed 276 nasopharyngeal swabs on the prison personnel, penitentiary administrative staff and medical personnel—all were negative. (4) Conclusion: All tests (blood tests and swabs) that were carried out on the prisoners and on the staff were negative for COVID-19. We believe that all prisons in Italy and in the world should take action to ensure preventive and control measures in order to safeguard the health of the prison population and of all the people who work there.

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COVID-19 Risk Management and Screening in the Penitentiary Facilities of the Salerno Province in Southern Italy

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“…In general, "populations involved with the criminal justice system have an increased prevalence of infectious diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections and tuberculosis" (Akiyama, Spaulding & Rich, 2020, p. 2075. Inside the penitentiary system, diseases like scabies have an incidence rate that is thirty times higher than the ones found in the general population, leading to a substantial number of deaths behind prison walls (Sánchez et al, 2020).…”

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“…If life in the prison system naturally threatens the health of individuals, in units as overcrowded as the Brazilian ones, these challenges are even greater (Costa et al, 2020;Sánchez et al, 2020). Precarious conditions associated with overpopulated, unhealthy environments, idleness, lack of health professionals, social services, and education potentialize inequities and the likelihood of contamination inside the detention facilities (Gabriel et al, 2019).…”

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The Brazilian Penitentiary System under the Threat of COVID-19

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Diniz

2020

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“…Their health is generally weaker than that of their reference population (Penal Reform International, 2020; UNODC, 2020), with a higher risk of getting infections and developing serious illnesses such as tuberculosis, AIDS, hepatitis, or mental disorders (Fazel & Baillargeon, 2011;Flanigan et al, 2009;Liebrenz et al, 2020;Stoliker & Galli, 2019). Hence, a simple glance at the aforementioned risk factors and, in parallel, the characteristics of many incarcerated people, allows to easily verify that the prison population may be especially vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19, and particularly to the effects of the type 2 coronavirus causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) (Bedford et al, 2020;Sanchez et al, 2020). Apart from their special personal vulnerability, prison inmates live in close proximity during their routines, which increases the risk of the coronavirus dissemination (Gonçalves et al, 2019;WHO, 2020b).…”

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Corrections and Crime in Spain and Portugal during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Impact, Prevention and Lessons for the Future

Redondo

Gonçalves

Nistal

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This paper analyzes the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on corrections and crime in the southern region of Europe formed by Spain and Portugal. The main mechanisms of transmission of Covid-19 are the physical proximity between people and the fact of sharing eventually infected targets. In prisons and other correctional contexts people live in close proximity and share the same facilities. As a result, the correctional context has proven to be a critical "hot spot" for the transmission of the Covid-19 pandemic in inmates and correctional staff. First, the magnitude of the infection and their associated health and psychosocial problems (prison incidents, social isolation.. .) are described. Second, the main sanitary, social, and correctional measures applied to prevent contagion and their related damages are presented (lockdown, use of communication technologies with families, etc.). Third, it is analyzed whether there has been a relationship between the confinement caused by the pandemic and the crime rates observed in Spain and Portugal during this same period. Finally, from the impact in corrections of pandemic and the actions taken to fight it, several important lessons are derived for the future improvement of correctional systems.

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COVID-19 nas prisões: um desafio impossível para a saúde pública?

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COVID-19 Risk Management and Screening in the Penitentiary Facilities of the Salerno Province in Southern Italy

COVID-19 Risk Management and Screening in the Penitentiary Facilities of the Salerno Province in Southern Italy

The Brazilian Penitentiary System under the Threat of COVID-19

Corrections and Crime in Spain and Portugal during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Impact, Prevention and Lessons for the Future

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