The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in South African Correctional Centres: Challenges and Solutions
The outbreak of COVID-19 was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 30 January 2020. Many nations, including South Africa, have seen an increase in COVID-19 outbreaks in their population, including those working in and incarcerated in c...
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2023-06-01
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The outbreak of COVID-19 was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 30 January 2020. Many nations, including South Africa, have seen an increase in COVID-19 outbreaks in their population, including those working in and incarcerated in correctional centres. Responding to COVID-19 in correctional centres is a major challenge, particularly due to overcrowding and limited medical resources. This paper uses secondary data to investigate the spread of COVID-19 in South African correctional centres. It focuses on the problems faced by the South African Department of Correctional Services in preventing the spread of COVID-19 in its correctional facilities. The author proposes measures to be followed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in such facilities. The findings reveal that despite efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in South African correctional centres, the virus spread rapidly among inmates and prison workers.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3d9af53b6b0425983b9ccdb54983bf52023-06-26T06:16:36ZengUniversity of BielefeldInternational Journal of Conflict and Violence1864-13852023-06-011710.11576/ijcv-6541The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in South African Correctional Centres: Challenges and SolutionsPatrick Bashizi Bashige Murhula0Walter Sisulu University, South Africa The outbreak of COVID-19 was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 30 January 2020. Many nations, including South Africa, have seen an increase in COVID-19 outbreaks in their population, including those working in and incarcerated in correctional centres. Responding to COVID-19 in correctional centres is a major challenge, particularly due to overcrowding and limited medical resources. This paper uses secondary data to investigate the spread of COVID-19 in South African correctional centres. It focuses on the problems faced by the South African Department of Correctional Services in preventing the spread of COVID-19 in its correctional facilities. The author proposes measures to be followed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in such facilities. The findings reveal that despite efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in South African correctional centres, the virus spread rapidly among inmates and prison workers. https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/6541COVID-19Correctional CentrePandemicSouth AfricaPrison |
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| title | The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in South African Correctional Centres: Challenges and Solutions |
| title_full | The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in South African Correctional Centres: Challenges and Solutions |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in South African Correctional Centres: Challenges and Solutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in South African Correctional Centres: Challenges and Solutions |
| title_short | The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in South African Correctional Centres: Challenges and Solutions |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 pandemic in south african correctional centres challenges and solutions |
| topic | COVID-19 Correctional Centre Pandemic South Africa Prison |
| url | https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/6541 |
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