RT Article
T1 The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in South African Correctional Centres: challenges and Solutions
JF International journal of conflict and violence
VO 17
SP 1
OP 7
A1 Murhula, Patrick Bashizi Bashige
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1869727134
AB 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.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 6-7
K1 Covid-19
K1 Correctional Centre
K1 Pandemic
K1 Prison
K1 South Africa
DO 10.11576/ijcv-6541