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The Lancet (British edition), 2020-05, Vol.395 (10236), p.1542-1543
Ort / Verlag
England: Elsevier Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr
2020
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals Complete
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Conditions in jails are very conducive to the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and social distancing is impossible. [...]there is widespread concern that there could be major outbreaks in jails and that jails could amplify transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in surrounding communities. Jails can house a large number of inmates; the Los Angeles County jail (the largest in the USA) houses around 20 000 inmates.1 However, inmates spend, on average, 2 months incarcerated.2 This is because inmates in jail are either awaiting trial or sentencing or have been convicted of minor offences. [...]the basic reproduction number, R0, for COVID-19 epidemics in the general population is high (eg, 3·38).4 If R0wj is that high, releasing low-risk offenders early and admitting fewer inmates will mitigate (to some degree) outbreaks occurring in jails—ie, reduce the number of infections and deaths.