The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in South African Correctional Centres: Challenges and Solutions

Abstract: The outbreak of COVID-19 was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 30 January 2020. Many nations, including South Africa, have seen an increase in COVID-19 outbreaks in their population, including those working in and incarcerated in correctional centres. Responding to COVID-19 in correctional centres is a major challenge, particularly due to overcrowding and limited medical resources. This paper uses secondary data to investigate the spread of COVID-19 in South African correctional centres. It focuses on the problems faced by the South African Department of Correctional Services in preventing the spread of COVID-19 in its correctional facilities. The author proposes measures to be followed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in such facilities. The findings reveal that despite efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in South African correctional centres, the virus spread rapidly among inmates and prison workers. https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/6541

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in South African Correctional Centres: Challenges and Solutions ; volume:17 ; year:2023 ; International journal of conflict and violence ; 17 (2023)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Murhula, Patrick Bashizi Bashige

Further information

• DOI: 10.11576/ijcv-6541
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023062819340603311628
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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