No Escape: “Doing COVID-19 Time”
Crime and Social Control in Pandemic Times
ISBN: 978-1-80382-280-8, eISBN: 978-1-80382-279-2
Publication date: 6 April 2023
Abstract
Purpose – Prison health is public health. Yet, efforts to protect against as well as slow the spread of COVID-19 are virtually impossible in prison settings where “what we know” may not match with policies. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, incarcerated people are uniquely at risk as correctional facilities are “super-spreader” sites for prisoners and staff alike. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the impact of COVID-19 in prisons along with the additional personal and social costs associated with the pandemic (e.g., lockdowns, limited visitation, etc.) that can also impact the health status of those “doing COVID time.”
Methodology/Approach – This chapter examines the multifaceted impact of the COVID pandemic on those (in)directly impacted in correctional settings. It is not an empirical work.
Originality/Value – This chapter provides insight into the often taken-for-granted impact of the COVID pandemic on those who live and work in prison settings. The recommendations may be of interest to those who “do the time,” those who work in such settings, and social justice advocates and others involved in policy-making.
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments
The author wishes to acknowledge the contributions provided by Ruby Boisclair and Chloe Vaughn, recent graduates of Appalachian State University, who worked with the author of this chapter at the time she was writing several works on the topic and variations of this work were presented in numerous public settings.
Citation
Zaitzow, B.H. (2023), "No Escape: “Doing COVID-19 Time”", Deflem, M. (Ed.) Crime and Social Control in Pandemic Times (Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance, Vol. 28), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 243-256. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1521-613620230000028016
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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