Covid19 Resources

CSC: Update on COVID-19 – June 25, 2020

Published By: Correctional Service Canada
Canada
June 25, 2020

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has developed a visual placemat, which provides an overview and update on COVID-19 (as of June 25, 2020). It provides a snapshot of efforts and progress, and shows that all outbreaks in CSC’s institutions have been declared over.

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Spreadsheet model of CoV-SARS-2 transmission within prison settings

Published By: Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales
Australia
June 15, 2020

The model of COVID-19 in prisons is contained in the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet COVID-19_Incarceration_Model-v1.0.xlsx. This spreadsheet model builds on the spreadsheet developed by Recidiviz (original spreadsheet model available here. It was developed with funding from Corrective Services NSW and Justice and Forensic Mental Health Network. The aim of the model is track an outbreak of COVID-19 in a prison setting and the potential impact of prevention strategies and interventions. The main directory contains a blank spreadsheet model ready for use. Example spreadsheets with inputs and outputs are available in the Examples\ directory. A short manual COVID-Incarceration-Manual.docx provides further user instructions and details of the interventions incorporated into the model.

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HMPPS: Probation Roadmap to Recovery

Published By: HMPPS
United Kingdom
June 12, 2020

In response to the threat of COVID-19, Probation had to respond swiftly to overcome the extraordinary challenges faced as a service and significantly adapt HMPPS's ways of working.

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HMPPS: COVID-19 – National Framework for Prison Regimes and Services

Published By: HMPPS
United Kingdom
June 12, 2020

This document provides a conditional roadmap for what the easing of restrictions will mean in practice. It is a summary of how prisons will operate while COVID-19 remains a threat but where the most severe restrictions on prison regimes are no longer proportionate or sustainable, or where the threat can be mitigated via alternative approaches. It sets out what we are trying to achieve, the core principles and the governance and assurance processes involved. This forms part of HMPPS's medium-term plan, and is supported by Exceptional Delivery Models (EDMs) and other more detailed guidance on the specific areas of policy involved.

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Recovery Commencement Plan

Published By: Queensland Government and Queensland Corrective Services
Australia
June 5, 2020

Queensland Government Roadmap to easing Queensland’s restrictions, and Queensland Corrective Services Recovery Commencement Plan principles.

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The psychological needs of healthcare staff as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic

Published By: British Psychological Society
United Kingdom
May 28, 2020

This is a guide for leaders and managers of healthcare services who will need to consider the wellbeing needs of all healthcare staff (clinical and non-clinical) as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. It offers practical recommendations for how to respond at individual, management and organisational level involving the appropriate utilisation of expertise within their practitioner psychologist and mental health professionals and anticipates the psychological reactions over time, and what people may need to recovery psychologically from this.

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Recidiviz COVID–19 Incarceration Model

Published By: Recidiviz
May 21, 2020

Recidiviz Covid-19 Incarceration model in Excel format. This is an interactive model to allow criminal justice leaders and their staff to project the likely impact of COVID-19 within facilities. Choose your state on the 'Inputs' tab to pre-populate this model with data from your state, or complete all of the gray boxes on that tab to make the model more nuanced. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, first check the FAQ tab. If you still have a question, reach out to covid@recidiviz.org.

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Pennsylvania Department of Corrections – Demobilization Plan COVID-19: Inmate Movement

Published By: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
USA
May 20, 2020

Demobilization Plan COVID-19: Inmate Movement

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Pennsylvania Department of Corrections – Demobilization Plan COVID-19: Staff Movement

Published By: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
USA
May 20, 2020

Demobilization Plan COVID-19: Staff Movement

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