“…To protect people living and working in places of detention, the World Health Organization (2020a) and the Centers for Disease Control Prevention (2020) provided guidelines to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Recommended policies included reducing the prison population (e.g., pardoning, suspending, or delaying prison sentences, early release on parole), restrictive measures (e.g., suspending visits, leaves, and group activities), sanitary measures (e.g., regular disinfection, protective equipment), physical distancing (e.g., self-isolation, quarantine), testing, and, more recently, vaccination (Braithwaite et al, 2021;Cîrlig et al, 2020;Murdoch, 2020;Pandey, 2021). At the same time, the fundamental rights of detained persons during the pandemic had to be respected.…”