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

Health & Justice

James A. Foulds¹  Sunita Stürup-Toft²  Ruth Gray³  Alaina Vaisey⁴  Claire Keen⁴  Lindsay A. Pearce⁵  Rohan Borschmann⁶  Stuart A. Kinner⁷  Jesse T. Young⁸  Louise Southalan⁹  Lucas Calais-Ferreira^1,10 

[1]Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand

[2]Global Public Health, Public Health England, London, England

[3]Healthcare in Prison, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, North Ireland, UK

[4]Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Level 4, 207 Bouverie Street, 3053, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

[5]Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Level 4, 207 Bouverie Street, 3053, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

[6]Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

[7]Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Level 4, 207 Bouverie Street, 3053, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

[8]Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

[9]Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK

[10]Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

[11]Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Level 4, 207 Bouverie Street, 3053, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

[12]Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

[13]Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

[14]Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

[15]School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

[16]Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Level 4, 207 Bouverie Street, 3053, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

[17]Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

[18]School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

[19]National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

[20]Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Level 4, 207 Bouverie Street, 3053, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

[21]Law School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

[22]Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

[23]Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

关键词: COVID-19;    Custodial settings;    Prisons;    Youth detention;    Immigration detention;    Forensic psychiatric facilities;    Prevention and control;    Guidance;    Recommendations;    Rapid review;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40352-021-00150-w

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundWith over 11 million people incarcerated globally, prevention and control of COVID-19 in custodial settings is a critical component of the public health response. Given the risk of rapid transmission in these settings, it is important to know what guidance existed for responding to COVID-19 in the early stages of the pandemic. We sought to identify, collate, and summarise guidance for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in custodial settings in the first six months of 2020. We conducted a systematic search of peer-reviewed and grey literature, and manually searched relevant websites to identify publications up to 30 June 2020 outlining recommendations to prevent and/or control COVID-19 in custodial settings. We inductively developed a coding framework and assessed recommendations using conventional content analysis.ResultsWe identified 201 eligible publications containing 374 unique 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. We identified few conflicting recommendations.ConclusionsThe breadth of recommendations identified in this review reflects the complexity of COVID-19 response in custodial settings. Despite the availability of comprehensive guidance early in the pandemic, important gaps remain in the implementation of recommended prevention and control measures globally, and in the availability of evidence assessing their effectiveness on reducing COVID-19 disease, impact on people in custody and staff, and implementation.

【 授权许可】

CC BY