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From page 166... ... Consensus Study Report October 2020 HIGHLIGHTS Decarcerating Correctional Facilities during COVID-19: Advancing Health, Equity, and Safety With cumulative coronavirus case rates among incarcerated people nearly five times higher than in the general population in the United States, and prison and jail staff experiencing substantially higher rates of infection, correctional facilities have become hotspots for infection during the COVID-19 health crisis. Increased virus transmission is due to a combination of the characteristics of correctional facilities -- overcrowding, population turnover, spatially concentrated patterns of releases and admissions, the physical design of facilities (e.g., dormitory-style housing and poor ventilation) Read the entire page →
From page 167... ... occurred appear to have resulted mainly from declines in arrests, jail bookings, and prisons admissions, not proactive efforts to decarcerate. The report concludes that decarceration is an appropriate and necessary mitigation strategy and would reduce risks of exposure to and transmission of the disease within correctional facilities. Read the entire page →
From page 168... ... RECOMMENDATION 6: Correctional officials should avoid creating additional COVID-19-related health risks to families and communities by implementing COVID-19 testing upon release and, when necessary, facilitating safe quarantines in the community for 14 days prior to returning to their families or congregate housing. RECOMMENDATION 7: Parole and probation policies and procedures should be examined to eliminate or greatly limit revocation for technical violations, reduce use and terms of probation and parole, replace in-person office visits with non-contact ways of supervision, and remove conditions that require an individual to apply for or obtain work. Read the entire page →
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... Consensus Study Report October 2020 HIGHLIGHTS Decarcerating Correctional Facilities during COVID-19: Advancing Health, Equity, and Safety With cumulative coronavirus case rates among incarcerated people nearly five times higher than in the general population in the United States, and prison and jail staff experiencing substantially higher rates of infection, correctional facilities have become hotspots for infection during the COVID-19 health crisis. Increased virus transmission is due to a combination of the characteristics of correctional facilities -- overcrowding, population turnover, spatially concentrated patterns of releases and admissions, the physical design of facilities (e.g., dormitory-style housing and poor ventilation)

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... occurred appear to have resulted mainly from declines in arrests, jail bookings, and prisons admissions, not proactive efforts to decarcerate. The report concludes that decarceration is an appropriate and necessary mitigation strategy and would reduce risks of exposure to and transmission of the disease within correctional facilities.

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... RECOMMENDATION 6: Correctional officials should avoid creating additional COVID-19-related health risks to families and communities by implementing COVID-19 testing upon release and, when necessary, facilitating safe quarantines in the community for 14 days prior to returning to their families or congregate housing. RECOMMENDATION 7: Parole and probation policies and procedures should be examined to eliminate or greatly limit revocation for technical violations, reduce use and terms of probation and parole, replace in-person office visits with non-contact ways of supervision, and remove conditions that require an individual to apply for or obtain work.

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