In the spring of 2020, the Ombudsman’s Preventive Mechanism (NPM)
has investigated the consequences of the pandemic on inmates in several
prisons. The investigation concluded that many inmates experienced
their imprisonment as more difficult during the initial phase of the
pandemic, due to restrictions imposed for infection control.
Article from annual report 2020 – Prison during covid-19
(This article was published in the annual report for the Parliamentary Ombudsman as National Preventive Mechanism 2020. The NPM´s 2020 annual report is available here )