(During lock-out times, prisoners are allowed to come out of their barracks for washing, bathing and fresh air). These gaps, coupled with poor health care facilities, make prisons a fertile ground for the virus. Four, additional mobile toilets should be set up (if required) as well as drinking and bathing water facilities augmented by water tankers. Seven, a supply of cloth masks or gamchas and sanitisers for and prison staff must be ensured. Governments must affirm their commitment to safeguard the rights of prisoners as well as prison staff, and take affirmative steps to ensure their safety and well-being.

Source: Hindustan Times June 05, 2020 14:48 UTC