COVID‐19 PANDEMIC AND SOCIAL DISTANCING IN PRISONS

COVID‐19 PANDEMIC AND SOCIAL DISTANCING IN PRISONS

In the context of the Covid‐19 pandemic, how can the early release of prisoners, requested by the World Health Organization, members of civil society and non‐governmental organizations, be considered a ‘humane’ decision? In this article, the author examines the Portuguese context, discussing the way...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anthropology today 2020-06, Vol.36 (3), p.25-26
1. Verfasser: Fróis, Catarina
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Civil society
Comment
Contagion
COVID-19
Early release
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Pandemics
Prisoners
Prisons
Urgency
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Zusammenfassung:In the context of the Covid‐19 pandemic, how can the early release of prisoners, requested by the World Health Organization, members of civil society and non‐governmental organizations, be considered a ‘humane’ decision? In this article, the author examines the Portuguese context, discussing the ways that the urgency and fear of contagion highlighted, once more, the inability of prisons to cope with the needs of both those they confine and those they intend to protect.
ISSN:0268-540X
1467-8322
DOI:10.1111/1467-8322.12578