EU study: no Covid-19 cases detected among inmates, staff in Georgian prisons
Following the overall decrease of European prisons populations during the period of the lockdowns in spring, over the summer the incarceration rate remained stable in most European countries, including in Georgia, but started to grow in several prison administrations. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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A new study by the University of Lausanne for the Council of Europe says that during the first nine months of 2020 there were no Covid-19 cases detected among inmates and staff in Georgian prisons.
Following the overall decrease of European prisons populations during the period of the lockdowns in spring, over the summer the incarceration rate remained stable in most European countries, including in Georgia, but started to grow in several prison administrations, according to the study.
The report analyses trends in European prison populations during the first nine months of the year 2020 using four points in time as reference: January 1 (before the pandemic), April 15 (the first month of the lockdowns), June15 (the end of the lockdowns), and September 15 (the end of the summer).
This chart shows the number of inmates and prison population rates at four different times in Georgia, including the total population of the country:
Chart by the University of Lausanne.
Another chart shows that there were no Covid-19 cases detected among inmates and staff during the above-mentioned period in Georgian prisons:
Chart by the University of Lausanne.
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