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Lack of space and funding combined with often limited access to medical support increases vulnerability of prisoners, says studyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChronic overcrowding and underfunding have left prisons around the world vulnerable to being ravaged by coronavirus, criminal justice experts have warned.The challenges of a record global prison population of 11 million have been brought to light in a report...

Jails could act as incubators for disease to be spread widely both inside and in local communities, ACLU saysCoronavirus – latest US updatesCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAmerica’s addiction to mass incarceration could almost double its number of deaths from coronavirus, with jails acting as incubators of the disease and spreading a further 100,000 fatalities across the US.The startling warning comes...

Trump’s ex-fixer will remain under quarantine for 14 days before he is released to serve the rest of his sentence in home confinement Coronavirus – live US updatesLive global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump’s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen will reportedly be released from federal prison to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement because of the coronavirus pandemic.Cohen...

Inmates making masks and hand sanitiser to ease shortages are among most vulnerable to Covid-19, prison reformers warnPrison labour is being used to shore up supplies of face masks and hand gels in Hong Kong and the USA as campaigners warn that inmates are among the most vulnerable to Covid-19 infections.Women inmates at the Lo Wu prison in Hong Kong have reportedly been asked...