Research Projects

Uncovering SARS-COV-2 Behind Bars: Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Correctional Settings

Status: Active

Project Lead: Sofia Bartlett

Investigators at the BC Centre for Disease Control, University of British Columbia and BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services launched a BC Provincial Corrections COVID-19 antibody prevalence study. The study aims to determine if people who are provincially incarcerated or work in provincial corrections in BC have the same or higher prevalence of antibodies against COVID-19 as the general population, and what the predictors of having COVID-19 antibodies are in these groups. We are also asking people about their experience of being incarcerated during this global pandemic, how the different measures put in place in correctional centres to COVID-19 may have impacted them, and if they plan to accept an approved COVID-19 vaccine if or when it’s offered to them. It’s important to do studies such as this, so we can uncover the extent to which COVID-19 has excessively impacted prisons in Canada, and determine what the drivers of these impacts are.

https://bccdcfoundation.org/uncovering-sars-cov-2-behind-bars-understanding-the-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-correctional-settings/