The report found measures introduced in response to the pandemic led to periods of prolonged solitary confinement across the prison population. This resulted in dramatically increased levels of anxiety and depression.
Around 85% of prisoners were kept in their cells for 23 hours a day for the majority of the COVID lockdown period - with more than a third showing symptoms of severe anxiety disorder, research has indicated.found measures introduced in response to the pandemic led to periods of prolonged solitary confinement across the prison population.
User Voice's founder and CEO, Mark Johnson, said:"The report reveals one of the darkest and most hidden results of the pandemic, the true effects of extreme lockdown and confinement on prisoners and ultimately, on the public."It shows that we need to talk about criminal justice.
Professor Shadd Maruna, Professor of Criminology at Queen's University Belfast, said:"Our research definitively demonstrates that the social climate in prison has become dramatically worse after the lockdown, and a great deal of work is going to be needed to restore a sense of trust and legitimacy among the incarcerated.
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