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Canadian News Stories (CBC)

Iftene, A. (2020, May 11). Solitary confinement and the Supreme Court: Fight over isolating prisoners far from over. Vancouver Sun.
Bolan, K. (2020, April 20), 'I am scared for them'; Mission Institution inmates live in fear; one is dead of COVID-19, another 54 are positive. Vancouver Sun
Mobile medical unit to house inmates sick with COVID-19 at Abbotsford Hospital. (2020, April 14).
Families of inmates kept in the dark amid COVID-19 outbreak at B.C. prison. (2020, April 12).
More than 2,000 inmates released, 6 COVID-19 cases confirmed inside Ontario jails. (2020, April 9)
'It's horrifying': Physicians and lawyers say coronavirus outbreak at B.C. prison could have been prevented. (2020, April 9).
Prison staff say lack of COVID-19 preparations leave them feeling 'disposable'. (2020, April 9).
Bail considerations, releases need to adapt to COVID-19 threat, lawyers say (2020, April 9).
Monteith inmate tests positive for COVID-19 as Ministry begins slow release of low-risk offenders. (2020, April 7).
Edmonton Institution inmate punished for speaking to media about COVID-19, lawyer says. (2020, April 5).
'He didn't get a death sentence': Living in fear of COVID-19 behind bars (2020, March 31).

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Books

Decarcerating Correctional Facilities During COVID-19 by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publication Date: 2021-01-18

Correctional Service of Canada

Correctional Service Canada. (2020). Inmate COVID-19 testing in federal correctional institutions.
Up to date data on numbers of tests and test results in federal correctional institutions.
Correctional Service of Canada. (2020). COVID-19 preparedness and plans.

International

Aggregated Resources

Jails, Prisons, and COVID-19: A Roundup of the Resources. (2020, April). Punishment and Society: The Official Blog of the Law and Society Association's CRN 27 Punishment and Society.
A great blog that is "intended to compile resources about COVID-19 as it relates to prisons, jails, and the people who live and work therein."
UCLA Law. (2020). UCLA Covid-19 Behind Bars Data Project.
The Project, spearheaded by Professor Sharon Dolovich, tracks Covid-19 conditions in jails and prisons and the efforts — both in and out of court — to decrease jail and prison populations and improve conditions to ensure the safety of residents and staff.

COVID-19 and Criminal Justice: Corrections