Why some Canadian prisoners should be released during the coronavirus pandemic
“As a registered nurse and prison health researcher, I believe COVID-19 requires us to think differently to immediately change our approach to prison health services. This will mean changes to the criminal justice system that are long overdue.
We have a choice: either double down on restriction and isolation of people in prisons, or we can lean heavily on compassion and care in this crisis. Instead of a lockdown to address the threat of chaos and death in carceral institutions, we must now make the ethical decision to reduce the imprisoned population . . .”