‘Covid-19 has caused a dramatic change to prison life’. Analysing the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the pains of imprisonment in the Scottish Prison Estate

Maycock, Matthew

doi:10.1093/bjc/azab031

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“…It has been suggested that the pandemic and associated preventive measures (e.g., physical distancing) have reinforced symptom severity and psychosocial stress in those with psychiatric disorders ( Favreau et al, 2021 ; Quittkat et al, 2020 ) and intensified ageism ( Cohn-Schwartz and Ayalon, 2021 ; Swift and Chasteen, 2021 ). Also, it has exacerbated challenges faced by justice-involved populations at correctional and forensic psychiatric settings (e.g., detachment and limited communication with family and friends) and upon reentering the society (e.g., increased suicide risk) ( Kennedy et al, 2020 ; Maycock, 2021 ; Mitchell et al, 2021 ).…”

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Public perceptions of psychiatric, justice-involved, and elderly populations during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Qureshi

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Journal of Psychiatric Research

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The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had a significant global impact, with all countries facing the challenge of mitigating its spread. An unprecedented shortage of medical resources has raised concerns regarding allocation and prioritization of supplies, which may exacerbate social discrepancies for already vulnerable populations. As public opinion can impact healthcare policies, we aimed to characterize perceptions of psychiatric, forensic psychiatry, correctional, and elderly populations regarding COVID-19-related issues. This web-based study recruited participants (n = 583) from the general population in North America. The survey included perceptions of the pandemic, hypothetical scenarios on resource prioritization, and Likert scale questions. The majority of participants were cisgender female (72.7%), aged 31–74 years (80.0%), married (48.0%), retired (52.7%), resided in Canada (73.9%), had a college/university degree (50.9%) and had never worked in healthcare (66.21%). Most respondents reported not having a criminal history (95.88%), or a psychiatric disorder (78.73%). Perceptions of vulnerable populations were significantly different for resource allocation and prioritization (e.g., ventilator and vaccine resources, all p < 0.001). Healthcare workers and the elderly were commonly ranked the highest priority for resources, while forensic psychiatry and correctional populations were given the lowest priority. A high rate of disagreement was found for the more stigmatizing questions in the survey (all p < 0.0001). Our results suggest that perception from members of the general public in North America is aligned with current practices for resource allocation. However, individuals that already face social and health disparities may face additional opposition in decision-making for COVID-19 resources.

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Public perceptions of psychiatric, justice-involved, and elderly populations during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Qureshi

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“…Furthermore, with prisoners often disproportionately representative of the most deprived in society, the families of these prisoners may not have access to the appropriate technology to enable them to utilise video or virtual visitation procedures; especially since facilities like libraries and internet cafes are also impacted by the outbreak of the virus, further limiting accessibility (Robinson et al, 2020). A recent scoping review of the mental health implications of the Covid-19 pandemic within prison settings suggests that this has caused challenges to prisoner mental health (Johnson et al, 2021), this is also reflected in the associated papers in this study (Maycock, 2021;Maycock & Dickson, 2021). Importantly, this scoping review also indicates that existing research in relation to the impacts of Covid-19 in relation to mental health of prisoners is quite limited:…”

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“…In terms of qualitative research on Covid-19 more widely, the responses to letter two shaped later correspondence between the PI and participants, reported elsewhere (Maycock, 2021;Maycock & Dickson, 2021), and it is hoped that the letters that came after letter two were ones that resonated with areas that the participants felt were important. In this sense, we can clearly see the impacts of the participants responses analysed in this paper in relation to the direction of the research project from letter two onwards.…”

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“…The findings of this study have been published elsewhere (Maycock, 2021;Maycock & Dickson, 2021), these focus on the reflections of people in custody about the ways in which the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown have been managed within a Scottish prison. Additionally, a more theoretical paper analyses the ways in which the Covid-19 lockdown increased feelings of isolation and the 'depth' of prison sentences for the participants in this study.…”

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‘I Do Not Appear to Have had Previous Letters’. The Potential and Pitfalls of Using a Qualitative Correspondence Method to Facilitate Insights Into Life in Prison During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Maycock

2021

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown represents a significant challenge for qualitative researchers due to social distancing measures restricting face-to-face data collection. At the time of ethical approval (early April 2020), all face-to-face research projects facilitated by the Scottish Prison Service and most prison jurisdictions were paused. In response to these methodological challenges, a participatory action correspondence methodology was designed in order for people in custody to influence the direction of this project by suggesting research questions and themes. This article analyses the potential of this approach, what this illuminated and critically engages with the challenges of implementing this qualitative methodology. Eight participants were selected due to previous participation in a Participatory Action Research project at one Scottish prison. After consent was given via post, eight letters were sent to the participants. This paper analyses the questions relating to, and aspects of Covid-19 that were important to the participants, in the hope that these insights will influence other qualitative research on the impacts of Covid-19 within prison settings. Methodologically and theoretically, this paper illustrates the potential and challenges relating to using a qualitative correspondence method to facilitate unique insights into life in custody during what emerges as a particularly challenging time in prison settings. More widely the paper reiterates and restates the importance of qualitative research methods as methods that provide unique and rich insights into the Covid-19 pandemic.

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“…The COVID-19 emergency amplified social disadvantage and exalted the contexts of vulnerability, 33 which imposed on states the obligation to prepare and respond to the social crisis. In other words, the greater the risk for the individual, the greater the degree of vulnerability -and the greater effort is required for national authorities to support the weakest subjects.…”

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COVID-19 and criminal justice

Trapella

2022

Zb. Prav. fak. Sveuč. Rij. (Online)

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The current sanitary emergency is not an unexpected event. At the beginning of 2020, COVID took the world by surprise; now, at the end of 2021, it is a problem we have to live with. The pandemic changed the notion of vulnerability, and it is necessary to equip support structures for the weakest subjects. The thesis is also confirmed in the relationship between criminal authority and people who, for various reasons, come into contact with it and who, due to the health measures, are in a situation of particular isolation and potential danger in terms of their own psycho-physical integrity. The concept of vulnerability takes on a new meaning: public authority has to take charge of the claims derived (albeit indirectly) from the health emergency. The inert conduct of states is reprehensible: it causes irreparable damage to individual rights, protected by supranational sources.

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‘Covid-19 has caused a dramatic change to prison life’. Analysing the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the pains of imprisonment in the Scottish Prison Estate

Cited by 40 publications

References 42 publications

Public perceptions of psychiatric, justice-involved, and elderly populations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Public perceptions of psychiatric, justice-involved, and elderly populations during the COVID-19 pandemic

‘I Do Not Appear to Have had Previous Letters’. The Potential and Pitfalls of Using a Qualitative Correspondence Method to Facilitate Insights Into Life in Prison During the Covid-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 and criminal justice

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