The COVID-19 Epidemic and the Prison System in Italy.
J Correct Health Care
; 27(1): 3-7, 2021 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2255231
ABSTRACT
On March 7 and 8, 2020, revolts erupted in numerous Italian prisons after the announcement of regulations to contain the spread of COVID-19 in prisons. On April 2, 2020, the first prisoner died of COVID-19, and as of April 9, 58 prisoners and 178 penitentiary police officers have tested positive for the virus. The situation in Italy is made all the more dramatic because of endemic overcrowding As of April 3, 2020, there were 56,830 prisoners in institutions meant for a maximum of 47,000 people, that is, an occupancy level of 121.75%. The Ministry of Justice and that of Health have established two strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19 in prisons progressive isolation from the external world and adoption of practices to identify possible cases and to treat infected subjects. The legislation has significantly reduced individual rights in order to protect public health, but in the prison context, the limitations imposed do not guarantee the achievement of the goal of the entire legislation, which is to interrupt the chain of transmission of contagion. A prison cannot be entirely cut off, because its operations depend on people who come and go daily, The effects of these strategy are discussed critically.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Prisons
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Epidemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
J Correct Health Care
Journal subject:
Public Health
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Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jchc.20.04.0026
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