Turkey’s prison population hits 433,520, exceeding capacity by nearly 129,000

Turkey’s prison population has reached 433,520, exceeding the official capacity by 128,564 and pushing occupancy to about 142 percent, according to Justice Ministry data.   The prison population fell to 402,012 in January after a judicial reform package, approved by parliament in December, led to the early release of roughly 50,000 inmates. It has since […] The post Turkey’s prison population hits 433,520, exceeding capacity by nearly 129,000 appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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