Prevalence of COVID-19 infection in the prison system in Espírito Santo/Brazil: persons deprived of liberty and justice workers.
Adriana Ilha da SilvaEthel Leonor Noia MacielCamila Leal Cravo DuqueCristiana Costa GomesErika do Nascimento BianchiOrlei Amaral CardosoPablo LiraPablo Medeiros JaborRaphael Lubiana ZanottiRicardo Tristão SáSilvânio José de Souza Magno FilhoEliana ZandonadePublished in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2021)
The prevalence was higher among persons deprived of liberty in the closed regime in all regions, as well as prison officers working in the semi-open regime, particularly in the North region. As for the comparison between regimes and regions, differences were identified between PDL groups with positive test results. Effectively combating COVID-19 within the prison system requires prison release actions, testing, and mass vaccination, as well as other health actions.