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Over 22,000 inmates sleep on floor in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons: report

Over 22,000 inmates sleep on floor in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons: report

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

At least 22,000 inmates are forced to sleep on the floor as the prison population has exceeded 229,000 for the first time in Turkey’s history, the Haberturk news website reported on Tuesday. According to the report, based on figures provided by the Justice Ministry,...

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