Front Cover -- Minority Ethnic Prisoners and the Covid-19 Lockdown -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgments -- One COVID-19 and the Lockdown -- COVID-19 -- COVID-19 and the risk of transmission in prisons -- Prisons in lockdown -- Conclusion -- Two Issues and Impacts: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups -- Introduction -- Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups -- The general impact of COVID-19 -- Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups in prison -- COVID-19 deaths in prison -- The impact of prison lockdown -- Mental health -- Relationships with staff -- Conclusion
Three Issues and Impacts: Foreign National Prisoners -- The general impact of COVID-19 -- Foreign national groups in prison -- The impact of prison lockdown -- Language and communication -- Contacting family -- Relationships with staff -- Immigration status -- Conclusion -- Four Issues and Impacts: The Irish Travelling and Roma Communities -- Introduction -- The Irish Travelling and Roma communities -- The general impact of COVID-19 -- The Irish Travelling and Roma communities in prisons -- The impact of prison lockdown -- Mental health -- Contacting family -- Physical health -- Conclusion
Five Implications -- The double edge of lockdown -- Moving on -- Appendix: Prisons Housing Men Aged 21 and Over by Country -- England -- Northern Ireland -- Republic of Ireland -- Scotland -- Wales -- References -- Index -- Back Cover
Summary
This insightful book identifies the risks posed by prison lockdowns to minority ethnic prisoners, foreign national prisoners and prisoners from Traveller and Roma communities who are disproportionately represented in prisons across the UK and the Republic of Ireland
