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A rapid review of early guidance to prevent and control COVID-19 in custodial settings

Pearce, L. A., Vaisey, A., Keen, C., Calais-Ferreira, L., Foulds, J. A., Young, J. T., Southalan, L., Borschmann, R., Gray, R., Stürup-Toft, S., Kinner, S. A. 

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Peer Review Study

Organizational Change/ Development
Outreach/ Education/ Communications
Testing
Healthcare Access and Quality
Social and Community Context
Tools Included
Outside U.S.
ACCESS RESOURCE
Facemask

Mitigation and Prevention

This is a rapid review of peer-reviewed and grey literature summarizing guidance for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in custodial settings in the first six months of 2020. The review summarizes global recommendations across 19 domains including: preparedness; physical environments; case identification, screening, and management; communication; external access and visitation; psychological and emotional support; recreation, legal, and health service adaptation; decarceration; release and community reintegration; workforce logistics; surveillance and information sharing; independent monitoring; compensatory measures; lifting control measures; evaluation; and key populations/ settings. The authors also identify a few conflicting recommendations.

Resource Details

Outcomes of Interest

Capacity Building, Improve Organizational Infrastructure

Priority Population(s)

People Who Are Incarcerated

Setting(s) of Implementation

Correctional Facility

Geographic Area of Implementation

Implementation Period

2020