More than half of prisons in England and Wales have confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to Ministry of Justice stats released today.
A total of 232 prisoners have tested positive for coronavirus so far across 60 prisons, and 12 have died. 96 prison staff have contracted Covid-19 in 38 prisons, as have seven prisoner escort and custody services staff.
England and Wales have a total of 117 prisons, holding 83,000 prisoners.
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