Reconsidering the immediate release of prisoners during COVID-19 community restrictions

Med J Aust. 2020 Jul;213(2):58-59.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50672. Epub 2020 Jun 22.

Authors

Stephane Shepherd¹, Benjamin L Spivak¹

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Emergencies; Infectious diseases; Prison; Public health; Public policy; Respiratory tract infections.

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
Female
Humans
Male
Pandemics / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
Prisoners / statistics & numerical data*
Prisons / statistics & numerical data*
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2