TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Covid-19 emergency in prison: Current management and forensic perspectives
JO  - Medico-legal journal, The
A1  - Caputo, Fiorella
A1  - Gratteri, Santo
A1  - Sacco, Matteo Antonio
A1  - Scalise, Carmen
A1  - Cacciatore, Giulia
A1  - Bonetta, Filippo
A1  - Zibetti, Angelica
A1  - Aloe, Luigi De
A1  - Sicilia, Francesco
A1  - Cordasco, Fabrizio
A1  - Ricci, Pietrantonio
A1  - Aquila, Isabella
SP  - 185
EP  - 186
VL  - 88
IS  - 4
N2  - The Covid-19 pandemic is currently a major worldwide public health problem. Contagion within prisons and in other custodial settings will need to be addressed promptly, but the management of preventive measures will be difficult due to overcrowding and inmates and officers' close physical contact. There may also be less access to care than in community settings. Accordingly, prisons are particularly vulnerable to outbreaks of infection, and in addition to the likely greater risks of contagion attention must be paid to the psychological problems that the pandemic can have on the prison population. Riots and episodes of violence have already taken place in various prisons. With the inevitable restrictions on social contact and family meetings, prisoners who already are at increased risk of mental illness and suicide are more susceptible to adverse psychological repercussions. From a forensic point of view, therefore, we stress the need for the development of a strong support network by mental health workers for the prison population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8172
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817220923693
ID  - ref1
ER  -