Release all remand prisoners due to Covid-19 virus

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To release all remand prisoners who have not been found guilty of any offences and are presumed innocent.

Due to the real risk of prisoners being in a confined spaces they are at a higher risk of catching this deadly disease and have not been guilty of any offences.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Release HMP Prisoners due to COVID-19 - temporary release, licence, tag, curfew

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

25 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
2 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Apr 2020

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