Table 8 COVID prison project policy codebook

Staff masks provided by DOC^a

PPE provided by employer/DOC

Resident masks provided by DOC^a

Resident masks are provided by DOC or facility.

Increased facility cleaning

Facility is cleaning more frequently.

Staff required to wear masks^a

Staff are required to wear PPE/Masks while onsite

Extra cleaning products provided to residents at no cost

Facility has more hygiene products available and provides them for free.

Staff self-quarantine 14 days after positive

Required quarantine for 14 days after a staff person self-reports or tests positive.

Residents must always wear masks^a

Facility mandates that everyone who is incarcerated is required to wear masks.

Staff have the option to wear masks

Staff have the option to wear PPE/Masks while onsite

Residents have the option to wear masks but not required^a

Residents have the option to wear PPE/Masks

Sanitizer is made widely available

Facility has made sanitizer widely available (for example, distributing it to individual people)

Sanitizer is available in limited locations

Facility is placing sanitizer in strategic locations (entrances, cafeterias)

Staff temperature checks occurring on site

Having temperature read on-site at facility

Staff verbal symptom screening occurring on site

Staff self-report of symptoms conducted at facility

Residents moved to medical isolation when COVID+

Residents go into quarantine after a positive test.

New resident intakes/transfers are screened

New screenings practices for those coming into the facility at intake or via transfer. Ex. questionnaires, taking temperatures, etc.

Testing available to residents who are symptomatic

Tests were made available to anyone who indicated they were showing COVID-19 symptoms

Residents being mass tested at any point^a

Mass testing for everyone who is incarcerated within the facility regardless of symptomology.

Residents moved to medical isolation if they were in contact with someone who tested COVID+

Residents go into quarantine after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive.

Residents moved to medical isolation when COVID test results are pending

Residents go into quarantine during a pending test.

Staff testing required at facility

State reports requiring staff to be tested

Suspended resident medical co-pays for COVID-19 or related symptoms

Facility suspends co-pays fully for COVID/possibly-related symptoms expenses.

Staff testing available but not required on-site

State reports that testing is available on-site to staff as needed

Suspended resident medical co-pays fully

Facility suspends co-pays fully for all medical expenses.

Staff testing optional through a private health care provider

State reports that testing is done for staff with the staff’s private health care provider

Testing available to anyone in the facility upon request

Testing available to anyone in the facility upon request

Movement restrictions within the facility

Individuals are limited in their ability to move (ex. housing pods).

Mandatory quarantine for new admits/transfers

New intake or transfer have a required quarantine period upon admittance (e.g., 7 days, 14 days, until negative test).

Transfers partially suspended (e.g., still transferring for medical/security reasons)

Some individuals are transferred the facility (medical, security reasons)

Implemented expedited releases

Facility is releasing individuals early (this could be for one subgroup of the population or restricted).

System-wide quarantine

Full facility goes on lockdown due to COVID-19 diagnosis present

New intakes fully suspended

No new individuals are entering the facility.

Transfer volume reduced

Reduction of number of transfers

New intakes partially suspended (still transfer for medical/security reasons, etc.)

Some individuals are entering the facility (medical, security reasons)

New intakes reduced by volume

Reduction of the number of intakes.

Transfers fully suspended

No new transfers.

In-person visitation is suspended

In-person visitation is completely suspended.

Free phone calls

Facility provides free phone calls to compensate for visitation restrictions.

Free video calls

Facility provides free video calls to compensate for visitation restrictions.

In-person visitation is restricted

In-person visitation is more limited than regular procedures.

Video calls other (e.g., made available if not previously program)

Other practices concerning video calls.

Phone calls other

Other practices concerning phone calls.

Reduced fee video calls

Facility reduces fees for video calls to compensate for visitation restrictions.

Reduced fee phone calls

Facility reduces fees for phone calls to compensate for visitation restrictions.

Longer or more phone calls

Facility provides more time for phone calls to compensate for visitation restrictions.

Longer or more video calls

Facility provides more time for video calls to compensate for visitation restrictions.

Programming restricted in some way

Programming done inside prisons that are mediated by paid internal staff providers are modified due to COVID (ex., suspended, operating in but in less frequency, done remotely or in reduced size)

Work release jobs limited

Facility cuts back on the number/type of work release jobs but does not fully suspend.

Expanded privileges (e.g., more snack line time)

Increase in the extent of privileges given to residents (e.g., having longer time to be in the snack line, free movie/game access, longer furloughs).

Reduced privileges (e.g., day passes, furloughs)

Decrease/reduction in the privileges given to residents normally (e.g., day passes or furloughs given).

Recreation/yard time increased

Increase in the amount of time residents are allowed to be in the yard/rec.

Recreation/yard time decreased

Decrease in the amount of time residents are allowed to be in the yard/rec.

Recreation/yard time suspended

Residents no longer able to have rec/yard time because of this COVID pandemic.