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Global Prison Trends 2021

Global Prison Trends 2021 exposes the impact of the global pandemic on prison populations and staff, showing that in the face of the COVID-19 crisis millions of people in prison have suffered as a result of preventive measures, at a huge cost to their mental health and human rights.

Perspective
Global
Type
Population Demographics
Global Prison Trends
Citation
Global Prison Trends 2021
Publisher
Penal Reform International
Publication Date
5/1/2021
https://www.penalreform.org/global-prison-trends-2021/

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The National Institute of Corrections publishes this compilation of resources each year as an overview of what research indicates to be the trends in the corrections industry each year.
Accession Number: (2018) 033176, (2019) 033431, (2020) 033563, (2021) 033670, (2022) 033086, (2023) 033087