Input 2020.12.29 15:47 | Revision 2020.12.29 16:10
According to the Ministry of Justice on the 29th, Minister Chu privately visited the Seoul Eastern Detention Center this afternoon. It was delivered as a visit to encourage employees and inspect the corona19 group infection that occurred in the Seoul Eastern Detention Center. Minister Chu pointed out, “To prevent the further spread of Corona 19, it is important to separate the confirmed and non-confirmed and reduce the acceptance rate.” The Ministry of Justice implements concrete implementations such as decentralized acceptance of non-diagnostics from other institutions and expansion of parole for model prisoners. He said he had discussed the plan.
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The situation grew out of control between the Ministry of Justice and the correctional authorities managing the Seoul East Detention Center, and the jurisdiction of Seoul and Songpa-gu, which were jurisdictions, delaying responsibility. According to the Ministry of Justice and the like, on the 14th, when the first confirmed person was confirmed among the detainees of the Eastern Detention Center in Seoul, the Dongbu detention center said the necessity of a full inspection, but it postponed the full inspection against Seoul City and Songpa-gu.
Meanwhile, it seems that Corona 19 spread rapidly among prisoners of the Seoul East Detention Center through asymptomatic infections. Each building and all floors are connected to the Seoul East Detention Center, and convenience facilities including sports facilities are closely related to the interior. As of the 7th, the acceptance rate compared to the capacity of the house was 116.6%, and being overcrowded also contributed to the group infection.
Eventually, on the 16th, the Seoul East Detention Center began a full-scale examination only after two additional employees were confirmed, at which time 184 prisoners were confirmed. Group infection has begun in earnest. The confirmed cases and close contacts were separated by groups and put them in one place, and the inmates’ complaints also increased without properly paying the mask. In the quarantine camp, some prisoners were forced to leave the room.
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On the 27th, A, who was diagnosed with Corona 19 while living in prison in the Seoul Eastern Detention Center, died while receiving treatment at the Life Therapy Center. It is the first case of death among confirmed patients infected with Corona 19 at the Seoul East Detention Center. Mr. A was a severe hemodialysis patient and was classified as an underlying disease.
When the number of confirmed cases was close to 1,000 and the first death was reached, Minister Chu personally visited the Seoul East Detention Center to check the situation. Minister Chu has not released any message since the 15th, when the outbreak of mass infection at the Seoul Eastern Detention Center was first announced. For this reason, he was criticized for putting his hands on the serious COVID-19 outbreak as he was immersed in shooting Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol.
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