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Speaker says Haiti's prisons are "subhuman," flags 82% pretrial detainees and 48-hour charging rule
Summary
An unidentified speaker described severe overcrowding, shortages of food and medical care, extended confinement and long pretrial waits in Haiti's prisons, saying 82% of detainees are not convicted and citing the Haitian constitution's 48-hour charging requirement.
An unidentified speaker described conditions inside Haiti's prisons as "subhuman," saying facilities are "unbelievably crowded" and often unbearably hot. The speaker said there is insufficient food and "very little access to medical care," and that many people are confined in cells for long stretches each day with "very little air…
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