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Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

  • Thousands of inmates in the Dominican Republic are overcrowded in prisons, some operating at seven times their capacity.
  • Over 60% of inmates are held under preventive detention without charges, according to the National Public Defense Office.
  • President Luis Abinader appointed Roberto Santana to lead a commission to improve prison conditions after a deadly fire at La Victoria, which holds over 7,000 inmates despite being built for 2,100.
  • The prison system has been described as being on the brink of collapse, with worsening health conditions and inadequate rehabilitation opportunities for inmates.
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Dominican Republic prisons pushed past capacity, inmates held without charges

Overcrowding in Dominican Republic prisons has persisted for decades despite government efforts to reform the system. To address overcrowding and improve conditions, the government plans to build 25 new prisons by 2028. A 2024 fire at La Victoria killed 11 inmates. It prompted the president to create a commission to reform the prison system. Advocates say 60% of the prison population is still in pretrial detention, with some inmates waiting year…

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Dominican Republic officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across

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Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the ground that serve as one. Thousands of them are crammed into the country’s…

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Thousands of unconvicted prisoners survive in overcrowded DR prisons

In Dominican Republic prisons, thousands of people remain detained without facing formal charges, trapped in an overcrowded prison system. They are known as “toad men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on the floors of Dominican prisons, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the ground that serve as such. Thousands of them are crammed into the country’s prisons, which are severely overcrowded, some at seven times their capacity. Most lang…

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Dominican Authorities Haunt Thousands of Prisoners Without Charges in Stuffed Prisons · Global Voices

They are known as “toad men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on the floors of prisons in the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the ground that do that function.

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