The pandemic has impacted offenders imprisoned during the pandemic. Provincial Health Orders require physical distancing of a least two metres because of the sheer impossibility of this requirement, many incarcerated individuals have been put a form of solitary confinement for quarantine purposes. The other impacts have included:

No family or professional visitation
Increased lockdowns
Restricted access to legal counsel and family by phone
Lack of programming for substance abuse, housing and counselling and Limited access to religious services.

While many of these restrictions are being reduced due to the current stage of the pandemic, the impacts on incarcerated individuals have had immeasurable effects.