PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Prisons: Coronavirus (9 June 2020)
Question Asked
What steps his Department has taken to tackle covid-19 on the prison estate.
Asked by:
Dr Ben Spencer (Conservative)
Asked by:
Dr Ben Spencer (Conservative)
Answer
We have restricted regimes, minimised transfers between prisons and boosted staffing at the frontline and supported prisoners to maintain family ties.
Prisons are also implementing a ‘compartmentalisation’ strategy to isolate the sick, shield the vulnerable and quarantine new arrivals.
Latest public health advice suggests that the measures we have been taking to tackle covid-19 have helped to limit the spread of the virus in prisons.
Answered by:
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
9 June 2020
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