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<p>We are working hard to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the justice system as
part of the national plan to protect the NHS and save lives. In our prisons and in
the community, we are implementing a range of measures to reduce the spread of the
transmission of the virus and the numbers of lives sadly lost. This has included the
implementation of restricted prison regimes, the early release of low-risk offenders,
temporary expansion of the prison estate and the reduction in the number of face-to-face
probation meetings.</p><p> </p><p>As of 5pm on Friday, 5 June, we are aware of 21
men and 2 women in prison and 13 men and 2 women under probation supervision who have
died from natural causes that may have been exacerbated by contracting COVID-19.</p>
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