COVID-19 NAS PRISÕES E A VULNERABILIDADE DAS PESSOAS PRIVADAS DE LIBERDADE: UM RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: It is evident that the dissemination of coronavirus in prison environments is exacerbated, due to factors such as the impossibility of horizontal isolation, overcrowding and unwholesomeness of prisons. Thus, it is necessary to promote public health discussions about persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among students of medicine. REPORT: The realization of the ICPLL in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the discussion of legal and social aspects of PDL, was organized in two stages: publicity and knowledge. Publicity was realized through social networks, while the knowledge stage included discussions about human rights of prisoners and their realities during the period of restrictions to combat the pandemic. Concerning the legal and social aspects, the State's responsibility for PDLs was quoted. Regarding sanitary and epidemiological issues, the precarious sanitary conditions of incarcerated people were discussed. DISCUSSION: The overcrowding of Brazilian prisons obstructs the social distancing among prisoners, making these facilities epicenters of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. Thus, the World Health Organization has then recommended measures to prevent COVID-19, such as extrication, adopted in Brazil. therefore, mental health services were reduced, reflecting adversely in those people. The promoted discussions are fundamental for students of medicine to understand the pandemic in its many aspects. CONCLUSION: The debate about the conditions of PDLs during the COVID-19 pandemic, promoted by the ICPPL, exposed sanitary inequities, demonstrating that PDLs are more susceptible to contamination. This situation is explained by the precarious conditions of Brazilian prisons, involving hygiene and overcrowding.