Inside Ethiopia's Qilinto prison
Posted at
16:52
5 Sept
Journalist Tesfalem Waldyes, who was held in the prison for a year until July 2015, writes about life there:
Ethiopia's Qilinto prison - where a fire broke out at the weekend - is a remand facility, where people can be held for three years or more as they await trial.
It hosts around 3,000 inmates at a time who are held in cells measuring 24m by 12m. The number of prisoners kept in a cell varies from 90 to 130.
All types of prisoners are held there but it is where political prisoners including bloggers, journalists and activists are usually sent.
Customarily, political prisoners mix with other criminals but they are usually locked up in a designated "Kitat Bet" (punishment house) or "dark house" if they complain about mistreatment.
Inmates can be exposed to communicable diseases due to overcrowding and get poor medical attention.
Due to the bad quality of food provided by the prison administration, prisoners mainly depend on food brought in by their families !
Posted at
16:52
5 Sept
Journalist Tesfalem Waldyes, who was held in the prison for a year until July 2015, writes about life there:
Ethiopia's Qilinto prison - where a fire broke out at the weekend - is a remand facility, where people can be held for three years or more as they await trial.
It hosts around 3,000 inmates at a time who are held in cells measuring 24m by 12m. The number of prisoners kept in a cell varies from 90 to 130.
All types of prisoners are held there but it is where political prisoners including bloggers, journalists and activists are usually sent.
Customarily, political prisoners mix with other criminals but they are usually locked up in a designated "Kitat Bet" (punishment house) or "dark house" if they complain about mistreatment.
Inmates can be exposed to communicable diseases due to overcrowding and get poor medical attention.
Due to the bad quality of food provided by the prison administration, prisoners mainly depend on food brought in by their families !
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