Prisons: Coronavirus
(asked on 9th June 2020) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
What support the Government is providing to the prison estate during the covid-19 outbreak.
This question was answered on 9th June 2020
We have restricted regimes, minimised transfers between prisons and boosted staffing at the frontline and supported prisoners to maintain family ties.
Prisons are also implementing a ‘compartmentalisation’ strategy to isolate the sick, shield the vulnerable and quarantine new arrivals.
Latest public health advice suggests that the measures we have been taking to tackle covid-19 have helped to limit the spread of the virus in prisons.