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*Questo documento ha una versione in italiano: ![](session:it.withouthomeincorona.md)*
*Dieses Dokument gibt es auch in einer deutschen Version: ![](session:de.withouthomeincorona.md)*
This session, unlike others presented here, does not contain tips for moving into action, but it offers an archive of relevant news that can help to start common debates and reflections on what demands we should collectively place for a more just future.
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Since Saturday 7 March, in more than twenty Italian jails prisoners have been protesting and rioting. In just a few days, dozens of people got injured, ten prisoners died (according to the authorities, of an overdose after stealing drugs and methadone in the infirmaries, although this information has been disputed) and about seventy have escaped. Demonstrations continue in several institutions, and in some cases detainees are still occupying various sections of the prison complex.
The reasons behind all these episodes are different and have to do both with the new emergency that Italy is experiencing, and with the chronic emergencies that the prison system has been experiencing for decades, such as overpopulation and under-resourcing. A common thread linking many cases is the fear of the new Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection and anger over the measures taken by prison authorities to contain it. The decision taken by the Ministry of Justice suspended, among other things, bonus day releases, partial freedom regimes and meetings with family members from 9 to 22 March. Until then, the only communications allowed between those who are serving a sentence and those who wait outside are phone and video calls, where the prison is able to guarantee them. The measure sparked the anger of those who thought it was yet another limitation of their rights, given that the infection could also spread through the workers and the prison police.
The reasons behind all these episodes are different and have to do both with the new emergency that Italy is experiencing, and with the chronic emergencies that the prison system has been experiencing for decades, such as overpopulation and under-resourcing. A common thread linking many cases is the fear of the new Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection and anger over the measures taken by prison authorities to contain it. The decision taken by the Ministry of Justice suspended, among other things, bonus day releases, partial freedom regimes and meetings with family members from 9 to 22 March. The measures have been prolonged. The only communications allowed between those who are serving a sentence and those who wait outside are phone and video calls, where the prison is able to guarantee them. The measures sparked the anger of those who thought it was yet another limitation of their rights, given that the infection could also spread through the workers and the prison police.
**Source:**
- [Le rivolte nelle carceri sono il frutto di crisi vecchie e nuove, L'Internazionale (ITA)](https://www.internazionale.it/notizie/giuseppe-rizzo/2020/03/11/rivolte-carcere-coronavirus)
- [La questione carceri ai tempi del Coronavirus (ITA)](https://www.poliziapenitenziaria.it/quel-grosso-guaio-delle-carceri-al-tempo-del-coronavirus)
In Brazil too, over one thousand prisoners escaped four prisons on Monday 16th March, after the day-release privileges were suspended and limitations were placed on visitors amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
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**Source:**
- [UN Refugee Agency steps up COVID-19 preparedness, prevention and response measures](https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2020/3/5e677f634/un-refugee-agency-steps-covid-19-preparedness-prevention-response-measures.html)
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The overcrowded and horrific living conditions in the hotspot camps on the Greek islands provide the perfect storm for a COVID-19 outbreak, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders in a statement released on 13th March. As the first COVID-19 case has been confirmed on Lesbos, elsewhere on the island, evacuation of the camps has become more urgent than ever.In some parts of Moria camp there is just one water tap for every 1,300 people and no soap available. Families of five or six have to sleep in spaces of no more than three square metres.
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**Source:**
- [COVID-19: Evacuation of squalid Greek camps more urgent than ever in light of coronavirus pandemic](https://www.msf.org.uk/article/covid-19-evacuation-squalid-greek-camps-more-urgent-ever-light-coronavirus-pandemic)
**An initiative:**
- [EVACUATE. MORIA. NOW. Open letter to the European Commission and the European Emergency Response Coordinator (ENG)](https://www.evacuate-moria.com/)
# Facing homelessness
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- [What if you cant stay home? Recommendations to support the health of people experiencing homelessness during the Coronavirus State of Emergency](http://www.streetsheet.org/what-if-you-cant-stay-home/)
This list of recommendations comes from homeless people and advocates at the Coalition on Homelessness and the Street Sheet newspaper in San Francisco.
## DON'T BE A COP
(According to a leaflet first circulated in Spain)
Appeal to the citizens to avoid the infection - namely those with the "becoming a policeman" virus...
If you see a street vendor, do not call the emergency number to report him or her. Buy something from this person. If you notice that he or she is not wearing a mask, do not charge him or her, but try to get one for him or her.
Don't be a cop.
If you hear that your neighbor has symptoms, don't look out the window to see if he or she is complying with the quarantine. Ask him if he needs anything.
Don't be a cop.
If you see people on the street in your neighbourhood, don't suspect the worst. Do not call the emergency number. Maybe they're on their way to work. Not everyone has the privilege of locking themselves in with a full fridge.
Don't be a cop.
If you have to go shopping, don't give those around you a dirty look because you're afraid of contagion. Say hello. Make conversation. They're not enemies.
Don't be a cop.
If you meet someone who lives on the street, don't cross the street. If you can, leave the house with some food, an extra mask, some water in a can.
Don't be a cop.
LET'S AVOID THE SPREAD OF THE POLICE VIRUS It's a virus that won't go away.
# Further reading
- [Coronavirus. Emergenza economica, domenica il decreto da almeno 15 miliardi: stop versamenti Fisco e rate mutui, Il Sole 24 Ore (ITALY)](https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/coronavirus-rimborso-gli-spettacoli-rinvio-laurea-ultime-novita-decreto-ADl1TAD)
- [Coronavirus Calls for an Emergency Rent Freeze and Eviction Moratorium, Jacobin (USA)](https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/03/coronavirus-housing-security-rent-freeze-eviction)