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Evidence from countries like the USA, UK and France all demonstrate the risk of Covid-19 spreading in prisons (Photo: Jumilla)

Covid-19 in Europe's prisons - and the response

Overcrowding and inhumane conditions in Europe's prisons are long-standing problems.

Member states' prisons have frequently been found to violate the most basic human rights standards by the European Court of Human Rights.

The spread of Covid-19 across Europe has, however, given new urgency to the need to address these issues. The JUSTICIA network of human rights organisations from across Europe is demanding urgent action.

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Jago Russell is chief executive of Fair Trials.

Evidence from countries like the USA, UK and France all demonstrate the risk of Covid-19 spreading in prisons (Photo: Jumilla)

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Jago Russell is chief executive of Fair Trials.

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