Detainees are often at heightened risk of COVID-19 due to close proximity, inability to practice social distancing, a lack of adequate sanitation and hygiene, a high incidence of underlying medical conditions, and lack of adequate medical care.
All scheduled inspection work involving visits to prisons or other places of State detention in England and Wales has been suspended up to the end of May 2020.
The Trust's analysis found that four in ten hospital appointments made for prisoners are cancelled or missed, they receive around a quarter less hospital care than expected compared to the general population, and there are signs of lapses of care within prison for certain groups.
The Bill extends voting rights to all foreign nationals with leave to remain, including all those granted refugee status, and prisoners serving a custodial sentence of 12 months or less.
Executions in Japan are shrouded in secrecy, with prisoners typically given only a few hours’ notice and some given no warning at all before their death sentences are carried out.