US EditionHaitian inmates are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails
- Inmates in Haiti's National Penitentiary are suffering from severe hunger and malnutrition, with more than 20 deaths reported this year so far. Over 80% of the prison's 11,400 inmates are held in pre-trial detention for years without seeing a judge, and arbitrary arrests are common.
- Inmates report not having enough water, and sometimes not receiving food at all or receiving it late. A recent study found that prisoners consumed fewer than 500 calories per day, putting them at risk for malnutrition-related diseases like scurvy and beriberi.
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Haitians are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The emaciated inmate in black shorts lay on a thin mat in Haiti’s most notorious prison, isolated from other prisoners at Port-au-Prince’s National Penitentiary because of drug-resistant tuberculosis. He slowly sat up to talk to a visiting reporter and more than 70 fellow tuberculosis patients gathered at the door of the neighboring cell to complain about their suffering while detained, many on minor charges like th…
The United Nations says 185 inmates died last year, many of them from diseases related to malnutrition, and more than 20 have died so far this year.
Haitian inmates are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails
Haitian inmates are thirsty, starving and sleeping standing up because they don't have enough room to lie down. The United Nations says 185 inmates died in Haiti last year -- many of malnutrition-related diseases. This year, more than 20 have died so far.
Haitians are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The emaciated inmate in black shorts lay on a thin mat in Haiti’s most notorious prison, isolated from other prisoners at Port-au-Prince’s National Penitentiary because of drug-resistant tuberculosis. He slowly sat up to talk to a visiting reporter and more than 70 fellow tuberculosis patients gathered at the door of the neighboring cell to complain about their suffering while detained, many on minor charges like the…
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