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COVID-19 vaccinations for prison populations and staff: Report on global scan
Despite calls for governments to prioritise people detained and working in prisons as at-risk groups in national vaccination plans, their inclusion has often been contentious and little information is available on vaccine roll-out in prisons.
To fill this gap, Penal Reform International and Harm Reduction International conducted the first ever in-depth review of policies and practices related to COVID-19 vaccination in prisons across 177 countries, analysing how people detained and working in prisons are included in vaccination plans and roll-out.
This report highlights a critical lack of data collection and transparency on this aspect of the COVID-19 response. It finds that most countries failed to adequately plan for vaccination in prisons, which has led to piecemeal and often insufficient implementation, ultimately failing to protect and promote the right to health of both prison populations and prison staff.
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