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ASSAM: 31 JAILS HIT BY COVID-19, 1300 PRISONERS INFECTED
August 5, 2020
COVID-19 infection has taken a serious turn in the prisons in Assam as many of the inmates have been found positive for the infectious disease. Among the total 8819 prisoners of the state, around 1300 inmates have been found Coronavirus positive.
In 24 hours, over 100 inmates of Dibrugarh jail test Covid-19 positive
August 5, 2020
Central Jail Dibrugarh has emerged as the latest Covid-19 hotspot after over 100 prisoners and jail staff tested positive for the novel coronavirus in a single day.
40 inmates, 14 staffers test positive at Birsa Munda Central Prison
August 4, 2020
As many as 40 inmates and 14 others tested positive for the coronavirus at Birsa Munda Central Prison on Tuesday, sending authorities into a tizzy with officials going into a huddle to revise standard operating procedures to prevent an outbreak in other jails of the state.
After state directives, temporary prisons in Maharashtra double up as isolation, Covid care facilities
August 3, 2020
With more prisoners and staff in jails across Maharashtra testing positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the state government has recently directed district collectors to use temporary prisons set up across the state as isolation and Covid care facilities for inmates.
Covid-19: Singapore reports 226 new cases, including prison inmate
August 3, 2020
Singapore has preliminarily reported 226 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, with one case in a community involving a prison inmate.
COVID-19, Political Prisoners, and the Overcrowding of Prisons
August 3, 2020
Barely a few months after news broke about a novel virus with the potential for a global pandemic, COVID-19 brought the entire world to a grinding halt. Even though some countries have decided to gradually open up, the rate of new infected cases shows no sign of slowing down.
Tihar Jail May Allow Virtual Visits by Families of Inmates Soon Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
July 28, 2020
“Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Tihar jail is likely to start .. Read more at: https://www.latestly.com/india/news/tihar-jail-may-allow-virtual-visits-by-families-of-inmates-soon-amid-covid-19-outbreak-1921909.html”
Mass COVID-19 screenings begin in Pakistan provincial prisons
July 27, 2020
Prison authorities in Sindh province have started Pakistan’s first mass coronavirus disease (COVID-19) screening program which, they believe, will help head off any potential outbreaks in an environment where physical distancing is difficult.
Virus spread in UP jails: 228 test positive in Ballia
July 27, 2020
Coronavirus is now rapidly spreading in the jails of Uttar Pradesh. A day after 128 inmates in Jhansi jail tested positive for Covid-19, as many as 228 inmates in Ballia district jail have been found to be infected with the deadly virus.
First prisons officer dies of COVID-19
July 26, 2020
Mymensingh Central Jail’s senior superintendent Abu Zahid died of COVID-19 on Sunday afternoon.
Growing Covid cases put jails in Odisha under scanner
July 24, 2020
Explosion of Covid-19 positive cases and exposure of the jail inmates and staffers to the invisible enemy has turned the spotlight on the prison management during this unprecedented pandemic.
18 COVID-19-infected Bulacan inmates in isolation
July 24, 2020
Eighteen elderly inmates and three prison guards in the provincial jail were isolated on Wednesday after they tested positive for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), authorities here said.
Meghalaya State Legal Service Authority reviews measures to stop COVID19 spread in jails
July 23, 2020
The Meghalaya State Legal Service Authority (MSLSA) on Wednesday reviewed the condition of the jails in the state and the preventive steps to stop the spread of COVID19 in prisons.
DOJ: 476 inmates died in first half of 2020 Senators want BuCor chief out
July 23, 2020
Since the start of the year, an average of two inmates have died daily in prison facilities nationwide under the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), for a total of 476 fatalities as of July 19, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said yesterday.
UP: 120 inmates at Jhansi prison test COVID-19 positive
July 23, 2020
The Jhansi district administration on Wednesday said that according to a report, 134 people have tested positive for COVID-19 of which 120 are inmates of the district jail.
Covid-19 tests conducted on Tawau Prison Dept staff following positive case
July 23, 2020
The Tawau Health Department has conducted Covid-19 swab tests on all 500 Tawau Prison Department staff members to trace any possible cases.
Philippines frees nearly 22,000 inmates to prevent COVID-19 infections in crowded jails
July 22, 2020
MANILA, July 22 (Xinhua) — The Philippines has released a total of 21,858 inmates as part of its efforts to decongest the country’s crowded jails and prevent the contamination of COVID-19 among prisoners, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Ano said on Wednesday.
Prisoners to interact with family online
July 21, 2020
With restrictions imposed on relatives visiting prisoners in jails in the wake of COVID-19, the Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services Department has given permission to jail authorities to allow prisoners to interact with their kin via videoconferencing.
MP: No new entrants in jails without clearing coronavirus test
July 21, 2020
Bhopal, Jul 21 (PTI) After 64 inmates of a jail in Raisen district were found to have contracted coronavirus, the Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday said no person will be admitted to a prison in the state before undergoing a test.
Lamjung jail crammed
July 21, 2020
The Lamjung District Jail is facing several problems as the number of inmates is more than threefold its capacity.
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