Coping with Covid in Prison: the impact of prisoner lockdown

Coping with Covid in Prison: the impact of prisoner lockdown 1 in 3 prisoners show symptoms of “severe anxiety disorder” indicating high levels of post-traumatic stress

‘Coping with Covid in Prisons’ research has found Covid-response measures led to periods of prolonged solitary confinement across the prison population, resulting in dramatically increased levels of anxiety and depression.

The study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, was a partnership between the ex-offender led charity User Voice and social scientists at the Queen’s University Belfast. User Voice

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• UK prisoners ‘traumatised’ by Covid solitary confinement, study says The Guardian