On 23 March 2020, the Ministry of Justice announced plans to extend a programme under which some prisoners are allowed to serve their sentence at home to help curb the spread of coronavirus. The proposal could benefit up to 12,000 prisoners and they would be kept under electronic supervision.
The GDP has been unable to find any reports indicating that authorities have taken measures to assist migrants and asylum seekers, including those in detention.
- Reuters, “Poland to Let More Prisoners Serve Sentences at Home amid Coronavirus,” 23 March 2020, https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-poland-prisons/poland-to-let-more-prisoners-serve-sentences-at-home-amid-coronavirus-idUKKBN21A20C
- Global Detention Project, Immigration Detention in Poland, https://www.globaldetentionproject.org/countries/europe/poland
