Temporarily release low-cat prisoners to protect Staff/Inmates from COVID-19.

Temporarily release low category prisoners from HMP to protect staff/inmates from Covid-19 virus epidemic. Human Rights Watch have said. Prisons should consider supervised release and other non-custodial alternatives for detained individuals who are at high risk of serious effects from COVID-19.

This petition was rejected on 2nd Apr 2020 as it duplicates an existing petition

The Petition Committee commented:
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305604 You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here: NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

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COVID-19, like other infectious diseases, poses a particularly serious risk to populations that live in close proximity to each other, such as in nursing homes, military barracks, college dormitories, prisons, jails, and immigration detention centers.
Lack of medical personnel and resources.
Will save the Government money and this money can be used elsewhere to support the communities.