Submitted on Monday 13th April 2020
Rejected on Friday 22nd May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Allow prisoners with 6 months or less remaining on their sentence to be released
Given the current Coronavirus crisis, people behind bars are living in inhumane conditions. Their human rights are being violated absolutely: they’re being forced to share space with inmates who have tested positive for Covid-19; they can only have one shower a week; there is a severe lack of staff.
Prisoners are suffering and their right to life is being endangered.They’re living in high-risk conditions with little medical support. By releasing low-risk prisoners who have 6 months or less to serve, more prisoners can be safely accommodated and less prisoners will be exposed to the dangerous virus.The justice system has a responsibility to protect prisoners from Covid-19 and its potential lethality. Urgent reform is required before more and more prisoners die unavoidable deaths behind bars.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305604
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