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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...

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...

Draft bill aims to curb rise of pay-per-minute ebooks and costly facetime calls in prisons where visits are banned or restrictedLawmakers in three US states are drafting a bill that they hope will end the growing trend of prisons charging inmates high fees for reading ebooks or making video calls to their families, while paying under a dollar an hour for prison labour.State prisons...