The SARS-CoV-2 spread is a threatening and challenging issue for correctional systems worldwide because of many factors, particularly overcrowding and of the intrinsic characteristics of the population. The prevention measures adopted by the Italian Government were aimed to protect and preserve both inmates’ and prison workers’ health. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the adopted strategies. Methods: Data regarding Italian prisons’ occupation and prisoners’ population from January 2019 to June 2021, as well as the cumulative weekly increase of confirmed cases and the number of doses of vaccine administered among the population of inmates, the prison workers, and Italian population from November 2020 to the end of June 2021, were collected. Results: Prisons’ occupation dropped from 120% to 106% after the beginning of the pandemics. The confirmed cases between inmates were consistently lower than among the Italian population and prison workers. A time-series chart showed a time lag of one week between the peaks of the different population. Conclusions: The containing strategies adopted by the Italian correctional system have proved their effectiveness in terms of the prevention and protection of both inmate and staff health.

Health Management in Italian Prisons during COVID-19 Outbreak: A Focus on the Second and Third Wave / Vella, R.; Giuga, G.; Piizzi, G.; Alunni Fegatelli, D.; Petroni, G.; Tavone, A. M.; Potenza, S.; Cammarano, A.; Mandarelli, G.; Marella, G. L.. - In: HEALTHCARE. - ISSN 2227-9032. - 10:2(2022), p. 282. [10.3390/healthcare10020282]

Health Management in Italian Prisons during COVID-19 Outbreak: A Focus on the Second and Third Wave

Giuga G.;Piizzi G.;Alunni Fegatelli D.;Petroni G.;Potenza S.;Cammarano A.;Mandarelli G.;
2022

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The SARS-CoV-2 spread is a threatening and challenging issue for correctional systems worldwide because of many factors, particularly overcrowding and of the intrinsic characteristics of the population. The prevention measures adopted by the Italian Government were aimed to protect and preserve both inmates’ and prison workers’ health. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the adopted strategies. Methods: Data regarding Italian prisons’ occupation and prisoners’ population from January 2019 to June 2021, as well as the cumulative weekly increase of confirmed cases and the number of doses of vaccine administered among the population of inmates, the prison workers, and Italian population from November 2020 to the end of June 2021, were collected. Results: Prisons’ occupation dropped from 120% to 106% after the beginning of the pandemics. The confirmed cases between inmates were consistently lower than among the Italian population and prison workers. A time-series chart showed a time lag of one week between the peaks of the different population. Conclusions: The containing strategies adopted by the Italian correctional system have proved their effectiveness in terms of the prevention and protection of both inmate and staff health.
2022
Clinical risk management in penitentiary medicine; Compatibility of the prisoner’s health conditions with imprisonment; COVID-19 and prison; Inmates and infectious diseases; Penitentiary medicine; Prison environment; Prison healthcare systems and governance; Prison workers and their protection
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Health Management in Italian Prisons during COVID-19 Outbreak: A Focus on the Second and Third Wave / Vella, R.; Giuga, G.; Piizzi, G.; Alunni Fegatelli, D.; Petroni, G.; Tavone, A. M.; Potenza, S.; Cammarano, A.; Mandarelli, G.; Marella, G. L.. - In: HEALTHCARE. - ISSN 2227-9032. - 10:2(2022), p. 282. [10.3390/healthcare10020282]
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