Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 18, 2020

Prisons and custodial settings are part of a comprehensive response to COVID-19

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  • This article discusses the importance of including prisons, youth detention centers and immigration detention centers in the broader COVID-19 public health response. These settings have high levels of risk factors with facilities that are often overcrowded, poorly ventilated and unsanitary, and limited access to healthcare services. 

Kinner et al. (March 17, 2020). Prisons and custodial settings are part of a comprehensive response to COVID-19. Lancet Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30058-X