Coronavirus Prisons
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Inmates take guards hostage at prison in coronavirus-hit Brazilian city of ManausThe rebellion came as the coronavirus outbreak overwhelms public services in Manaus, with authorities burying victims in mass graves and warning residents of an imminent shortage of coffins.NewsMay 2, 2020
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38 inmates at coronavirus-plagued Mission Institution now recovered, officials sayOver 100 inmates and 12 correctional officers have now tested positive for the coronavirus, accounting for over a third of the prison's inmate population.CanadaApr 26, 2020
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Isolating prisoners to stop coronavirus spread violates human rights: ombudsmanIvan Zinger called it ``deeply concerning'' that prison authorities had flagged about 400 inmates as under some form of medical isolation, meaning being locked in a cell for all but 20 minutes a day.CanadaApr 24, 2020
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Issues continue to plague coronavirus-ravaged B.C. prison, officers’ union saysProvincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Saturday that 70 people at the medium-security Mission Institution have now tested positive for COVID-19, including 60 inmates.HealthApr 18, 2020
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Coronavirus: Calls to release some federal inmates grow as virus spreadsPrisons need to step up COVID-19 testing and sanitary measures to help prevent mass outbreaks among incarcerated populations, as well as release some offenders immediately, urged more groups Saturday, as case loads grew at several institutions.CanadaApr 18, 2020
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More than 100 federal inmates, corrections officers test positive for COVID-19Data from federal officials and the national correctional officers' union shows 61 inmates and 55 officers at facilities in B.C., Ontario and Quebec have COVID-19.CanadaApr 11, 2020
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Coronavirus: 25 inmates, 3 staff infected as COVID-19 outbreak in B.C. prison worsensB.C.'s medium-security Mission Institution is in the grips of the country's worst prison outbreak of COVID-19.CrimeApr 10, 2020
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Chicago’s largest jail reports 450 inmates, staff positive for coronavirusThe situation gained national attention earlier this week when inmates posted handmade signs pleading for help in the windows of their cells overlooking a public street.WorldApr 9, 2020
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Two dozen inmates at Warkworth Institution test negative for coronavirus, CSC saysSince March 16, federal correctional facilities in Ontario have decreased their inmate population by nearly 2,000.CanadaApr 9, 2020
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Judges release growing number accused of violent crimes due to COVID-19 fearsCanadian judges are increasingly citing the new coronavirus in their decisions to release detainees accused of serious crimes.CanadaApr 8, 2020
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