Detained during a Pandemic
Human Rights behind Locked Doors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13027640 |
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| Authors | Justine N Stefanelli (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 276-276 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci10070276 |
| OpenAlex | W3186496182 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Every year, thousands of people are detained in United States immigration detention centers. Built to prison specifications and often run by private companies, these detention centers have long been criticized by academics and advocacy groups. Problems such as overcrowding and lack of access to basic healthcare and legal representation have plagued individuals in detention centers for years. These failings have been illuminated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disproportionately impacted detained migrants. Against a human rights backdrop, this article will examine how the U.S. immigration detention system has proven even more problematic in the context of the pandemic and offer insights to help avoid similar outcomes in the future
Context (archaeology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Criminology · Doors · Geography · Human rights · Immigration · Immigration detention · Overcrowding · Pandemic · Political science · Prison · Sociology · Engineering · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma
| Highly cited | No |
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