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    Children in prison during COVID-19: the new “double jeopardy”

    Day, Anne-Marie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8525-770X (2021) Children in prison during COVID-19: the new “double jeopardy”. Safer Communities, 20 (2). pp. 57-61. ISSN 1757-8043

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    Abstract

    Purpose The purpose of the paper is to consider the impact on children in custody of the government response to COVID-19 in England and Wales. As the majority of children are held in young offender institutions, this forms the focus of the piece. Design/methodology/approach A review and opinion piece on the government response and the impact of decisions about the juvenile custodial estate on incarcerated children. Findings No specific findings as this is an opinion piece. Originality/value This paper offers a viewpoint on the government response to COVID-19 and its impact on children in custody. It considers key publications that have cited concerns since the lockdown and seeks to identify key themes emerging from the publications.

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