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PRISONERS SET FIRE IN MORE TURKISH JAILS
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 19, 2012 - 13:50 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Prisoners ignited fires in three Turkish jails
following a riot the same day in a Å~^anlıurfa prison in which 13
inmates died June 16 in a protest against poor living conditions,
Hurriyet Daily News reported.
Political prisoners in Gaziantep prison started a fire in solidarity
with the riot in Å~^anlıurfa, just as juvenile prisoners in Adana's
Ceyhan prison torched blankets and mattresses.
Prisoners at the Adana prison said they started the fire due to water
shortages at the facility; whistles from prisoners could be heard
from outside as firefighters struggled to put out the flames.
The number of prisoners has increased to 132,000 from 69,000 over
the last 10 years even though Turkeyâ~@~Ys penitentiaries only had
a total capacity of 125,000 people as of April 2012.
Over 36,400 prisoners are detainees awaiting trial while over 95,600
have been convicted.
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 19, 2012 - 13:50 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Prisoners ignited fires in three Turkish jails
following a riot the same day in a Å~^anlıurfa prison in which 13
inmates died June 16 in a protest against poor living conditions,
Hurriyet Daily News reported.
Political prisoners in Gaziantep prison started a fire in solidarity
with the riot in Å~^anlıurfa, just as juvenile prisoners in Adana's
Ceyhan prison torched blankets and mattresses.
Prisoners at the Adana prison said they started the fire due to water
shortages at the facility; whistles from prisoners could be heard
from outside as firefighters struggled to put out the flames.
The number of prisoners has increased to 132,000 from 69,000 over
the last 10 years even though Turkeyâ~@~Ys penitentiaries only had
a total capacity of 125,000 people as of April 2012.
Over 36,400 prisoners are detainees awaiting trial while over 95,600
have been convicted.