Petition · past parliament
Compensate prisoners for the suffering through covid
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Compensate prisoners for the suffering through covid i.e. 23 hours a day spent in the cell which Mandela law stipulates is isolation and paying excessive amounts for phone calls, poor health care, no physical contact with family I.e visits, 60 min pm video calls only and poor mail service
For the wellbeing and human rights of all prisoners and because prisoners are living a double punishment for being lockdown during covid living through more punishment and have already been sentenced
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about the impact of Covid-19 on prisoners, but it's not clear how you want them to be compensated.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We understand that you are concerned about the impact of Covid-19 on prisoners, but it's not clear how you want them to be compensated.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 15 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Mar 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.