Covid-19 stigmatisation of Correctional Services workers is irrational and demoralising

OPINION: Covid-19 stigmatisation of Correctional Services workers is irrational and demoralising, writes RonaldLamola Minister of DOJCD_ZA

Our facilities are regularly sanitised and the appropriate disinfection protocols are in place. Health-care teams are on site, armed with appropriate personal protective equipment , which includes goggles, gloves, masks and gowns, rendering care services to distressed cases and monitoring those likely to develop acute respiratory challenges.

Within prisons, we are also ramping up social distancing practices. During meal times, our units or wings are divided in order to avoid a concentration of inmates and officials in open spaces. Regular health screening will continue, and we are continually improving our environmental and personal hygiene practices. The standard practice of providing all necessary PPE will continue, along with sanitisation and decontamination interventions.

But this is the case in every facet of society; Covid-19 will continue to spread if we don’t follow the rules.

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