Visitors, Volunteers,
Contractors, Lawyers
• Alternative measures to compensate the lack of contact with the outside
world (e.g. enlargement of length of time for phone calls, introduction of video
conferencing, video-visitation, Skype for family members, etc.) (ICPA, 2020; ARP, 2020; CTP, 2020).
• All sites to maintain sufficient supplies of hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes
and face masks in the visiting’s room (ICPA, 2020).
COVID-19 in prisons
Compensation measures
should be put in place to
reduce pressure and anxiety
that may endanger the
security of correctional
settings.
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• Juveniles in Correctional Institutions for Juvenile Offenders still receive visits
from their parents or legal guardians (ICPA,2020).
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PT; BE75; FR76; EE77; ES78;
DK79; FI; GT; IT80; LT81;
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LV ; MD83; NL; NSW, AU84;
NO85; PL86; PK; PY87; QLD,
AU; RO; SK88; SE89; UK90;
Victoria, AU91; XK92; WA, AU
EE; NZ; TR;UK
NL
As compensation, all detainees will receive a phone credit of 20 euros (EUROPRIS: Belgian Prison Service, 2020).
The following measures have been contemplated as compensation: TV: free for each detainee during the crisis Phone credits : 40c/month for each
detainee during the crisis (corresponds to more than extra 11h of phone call in France / 5h to a cell phone); activation of a new vocal message service:
message accessible through a dedicated line, with personal ID numbers; messages will be left by family members; detainees in situation of poverty: we
double the usual compensation from 20c to 40c / month (it concerns in ordinary times detainees with less than 50c / month: we extend the limit to
detainees with less than 100c / month). It considers the fact that workshops, vocational trainings are stopped and that family pecuniary supports are more
difficult (EUROPRIS: Department of Prisons of France, 2020).
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Private phone calls are enabled at least once a week (ICPA: Estonian Prison Service, 2020).
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