The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (JCFJ) commented on inspector reports into prisons in Ireland during Covid-19 restrictions. The four Covid-19 Thematic Reports » —Mountjoy Male, Cloverhill, Wheatfield, Limerick— which were published today (3 August 2021), are the first public prison inspection reports since May 2017.

These reports have provided the first comprehensive glimpse into prison life during the pandemic. The Inspector singled out the collaborative effort by prison staff and prisoners to suppress transmission and maintain public health, which resulted in Ireland’s prisons remaining relatively free of Covid-19 in comparison to other countries. But today, the cost to prisoners has been revealed. These reports have shown the extent to which solitary confinement [prisoners were locked up for 23 hours or more per day] was used within the Covid-19 protocols and the toll which this had on prisoners.

Read more: https://www.jesuit.ie/news/inhumane-prisoner-conditions-during-pandemic/ 

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