Iran's overpopulated prison system will add 47 new prisons

Feb 19, 2011

Society , Politics

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Iranian news sources: Gholamhossein Esmaili, Director of Iranian Prison System, has announced plans to build 47 new prisons in the next three years. When asked about the poor conditions in some of the prisons, he said "this is anti-revolutionary propaganda!"

Authorities have admitted that Iran's current prison system is filled with up to three times its capacity. Iran has one of the world's highest per-capita population of prisoners, including political dissidents, petty criminals, financial scoundrels, and drug-traffickers or users.

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