Abstract
This paper discusses: (1) how the pandemic affected specific areas of criminal law; (2) how criminal and appellate courts adopted new procedures that are likely to remain even after the pandemic subsides; and (3) how prison systems released prisoners early, sometimes without informing victims. The study also considers practical problems globally of administering vaccines to prison workers and prisoners, including ethical discussions of why prison guards were considered high priority for vaccines but prisoners themselves were not.
Presenters
Mark WojcikProfessor of Law, UIC John Marshall Law School, University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2021 Special Focus—Life after Pandemic: Towards a New Global Biopolitics?
KEYWORDS
Covid, Pandemic, Criminal Justice, Law, Prisons, Vaccines
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