Submitted on Monday 3rd May 2021
Rejected on Monday 10th May 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Allow prison social visits amid COVID-19 social restrictions being lifted.
Prisoners in the UK have been neglected for a majority of this pandemic. Society has continued to move whilst prisoners have been left in limbo, and lockdown after lockdown. This has caused a dent in prisoners mental health, as well as the relationships with loved ones on the outside.
The treatment of UK's prisoners during COVID19 shows a lack of responsbility from the Minister of State. There has been no welfare or help for prisoners mental health during the year long pandemic, and loved ones had been isolated and left questioning what's next. Now, May 2021, the public are attending festivals, whilst some prisoners are unable to even hold their newborn children. This is an injustice and an exploitation of COVID guidelines by the prison system.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
From 29 March, prisons in England and Wales will resume social visits when it is safe to do so, which the Government has defined as when a prison achieves stage 3 of the National Framework for Prisons: www.gov.uk/guidance/visit-someone-in-prison-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic
You can find out more about the exact rules on visits on the prison information page of each prison: www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-in-england-and-wales
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Rapid testing for prison visits: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/561358
Provide a Covid-19 recovery package for prisoners and their families: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/581689
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