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If prison regimes had continued as normal during the COVID-19 lockdown, social distancing would have been impossible. Therefore, sweeping restrictions were imposed confining prisoners to their cells, cancelling communal activity and prohibiting visits from family and friends.
This insightful book identifies the risks posed by prison lockdowns to minority ethnic prisoners, foreign national prisoners and prisoners from Traveller and Roma communities across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It documents the unequal impacts on their mental and physical health, feelings of isolation and fear, access to services and contact with visitors.
The legacy of the lockdown will be profound. This book exposes the long-term significance and impact on minority ethnic prisoners.
Avril Brandon is Assistant Professor in the Department of Law at Maynooth University.
Gavin Dingwall is Professor of Criminal Justice Policy at De Montfort University.
1. COVID-19 and the Lockdown
2. Issues and Impacts: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups
3. Issues and Impacts: Foreign National Prisoners
4. Issues and Impacts: The Irish Travelling and Roma Communities
5. Conclusion: Implications