Iran has done it in response to the current crisis and several US states have considered a similar measure. I imagine prisons are so tightly locked down that they would be last place an airborne disease would enter and prisoners would be safer to stay put unless they were due to be released anyway.
Also, are prisoners in these scenarios being let out on the streets with tags or being put under house arrest in quarantine? Because surely the first one would be much worse if their health was the concern.
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Why not make staff wear hazmat suits or PPE and ban visits from family to prevent the virus from entering these facilities? We all have to sit at home so why can’t they suffice with Skype family visits?
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