The Novel Coronavirus and Enforcement of the New Separate System in Prisons

Q1 Social Sciences

Criminal Justice Policy Review Pub Date : 2021-06-09 DOI:10.1177/08874034211023572

Michael S. Klein, Melissa A. Kowalski, Youngki Woo, Courtney Solis, Maria Mendoza, Mary K. Stohr, Craig Hemmens

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Abstract

Coronavirus has had a significant impact on daily life. Prisons are not exempt from the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Prisons are particularly at risk due to their secure environment and vulnerable inmate populations. We examine steps taken by the 50 state departments of correction and the Federal Bureau of Prisons to mitigate COVID-19 as reported on their websites. While states vary in their response to the virus, those responses do not appear to be related to regional or political differences. Few are testing or quarantining all inmates, and there are more proactive responses devoted to staff than inmates in their facilities. Findings demonstrate that prison systems’ policies regarding COVID-19 testing, quarantining, and provision of personal protective equipment for inmates do not fully align with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations. As a result, the steps prison systems are taking to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 may be more reactionary than proactive, which may be less effective overall.

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新型冠状病毒与监狱新隔离制度的实施

冠状病毒对日常生活产生了重大影响。监狱也不能幸免于2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)的影响。监狱因其安全的环境和脆弱的囚犯群体而尤其面临风险。我们审查了50个州的惩教部门和联邦监狱局在其网站上报告的减轻COVID-19的措施。虽然各国对该病毒的反应各不相同，但这些反应似乎与区域或政治差异无关。很少有监狱对所有囚犯进行检测或隔离，工作人员的反应比监狱里的囚犯更积极。调查结果表明，监狱系统关于COVID-19检测、隔离和为囚犯提供个人防护装备的政策与疾病控制和预防中心的建议不完全一致。因此，监狱系统为减轻COVID-19的影响而采取的措施可能是被动的，而不是主动的，这可能总体上效果较差。

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Criminal Justice Policy Review Social Sciences-Law

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期刊介绍： Criminal Justice Policy Review (CJPR) is a multidisciplinary journal publishing articles written by scholars and professionals committed to the study of criminal justice policy through experimental and nonexperimental approaches. CJPR is published quarterly and accepts appropriate articles, essays, research notes, interviews, and book reviews. It also provides a forum for special features, which may include invited commentaries, transcripts of significant panels or meetings, position papers, and legislation. To maintain a leadership role in criminal justice policy literature, CJPR will publish articles employing diverse methodologies.