Prisons & Places of Detention

Skip to main content Skip to primary navigation

2 April 2020

Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Justice on rights of people in detention during COVID-19 outbreak

21 April 2020

Commission welcomes plans to reduce COVID-19 risks in prisons through early release of those approaching end of sentences

Briefing on prisons and COVID-19 for Cabinet Secretary for Justice, produced with HMIPS and IMPAG

18 May 2020

Letter to Scottish Parliament Justice Committee expressing serious concerns about ongoing prison conditions

News article: Commission deeply concerned about breaches of human rights during pandemic

23 June 2020

News article: Commission writes to Cabinet Secretary for Justice on prison conditions during COVID-19

17 September 2020

Letter to Scottish Prison Service on prisons and COVID-19

November 2020

Scottish Prison Service response to Commission correspondence

January 2021

Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice about the management of COVID-19 in Scotland's prisons

Correspondence with the Scottish Prison Service is available here and here

People in prison are an extremely vulnerable population and those working in prisons are key frontline workers providing a vital public service. The epidemiological evidence is clear that prisons are places of high risk in the current pandemic.