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Tell us: what are pandemic conditions like in UK prisons?

A security gate leading into Birmingham prison.
A security gate leading into Birmingham prison. Photograph: Robert Oates/Alamy Stock Photo

Prisons went into highly restrictive lockdowns earlier this year in attempts to prevent coronavirus transmission. While some have been opening up and relaxing the measures, which included prisoners spending much longer in their cells and bans on visits from relatives and friends, others still have restrictions on regular prison life.

We would like to hear from people in prisons, including staff, inmates and visitors, about what it has been like, and what the future holds.

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