Checklist For Monitoring Prisons based on The Ministry Of Home Affair’s ‘Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Handling Arrested Persons, Detainees and Inmates During the Pandemic’

CHRI has prepared a Checklist for prison administrators to follow and monitor the minimum standards of administrative preparedness, the establishment of a precautionary framework and handling of suspected/confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection. The Checklist is based on the Ministry of Home Affair’s ‘Standard Operating Procedures for Handling Arrested Persons, Detainees and Inmates during the Pandemic’ advisory dated 2nd May 2020 issued to all states and UTs. 

CHRI believes that these are useful and practical measures that must be adopted at every prison in the country to effectively and efficiently manage COVID-19 in prisons.