PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF COVID-19 IN PRISONS AND OTHER PLACES OF DETENTION 6 4. SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES 4.1 Scope This document is based on the international standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice related to prison management and non-custodial measures as well as international guidance on prison health, including the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules),8 the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules),12 the Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (the Beijing Rules),13 the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (the Tokyo Rules),14 and WHO guidance on Prisons and health (2014).15 The document aims to assist countries in developing specific plans and/or consolidating further action for prisons and other places of detention in response to the international COVID-19 outbreak, with consideration of preparedness plans, prevention and control strategies, and contingency plans to interface with the wider health and emergency planning system. 4.2 Objectives 1. To guide design and implementation of adequate preparedness plans for prisons and other detention settings to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak situation in such a way as to: → protect the health and well-being of people detained in prisons and other closed settings, those who work there (custodial, health-care and other staff), and people who visit prisons and other places of detention (legal visitors, family and friends of prisoners, etc.); → support the continued safe operation of prisons and other detention settings; → reduce the risk of outbreaks which could place a considerable demand on health-care services in prisons and in the community; → reduce the likelihood that COVID-19 will spread within prisons and other places of detention and from such settings into the community; → ensure the needs of prisons and other detention settings are considered in national and local health and emergency planning. 12 United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders. United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/65/229, adopted 21 December 2010 (https://www.unodc.org/documents/justice-and-prison-reform/crimeprevention/UN_Rules_Treatment_Women_Prisoners_Bangkok_Rules.pdf). 13 Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice. United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/40/33, adopted 29 November 1985 (https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/ProfessionalInterest/beijingrules.pdf). 14 United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures. United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/45/110, adopted 14 December 1990 (https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/ProfessionalInterest/tokyorules.pdf). 15 Prisons and health. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2014 (http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/99018/E90174.pdf).