Turkey’s prisons hit 140 percent capacity as inmate population surpasses 427,000

Turkey’s prison population has climbed above 427,000, exceeding official capacity by more than 122,000 people and pushing occupancy to roughly 140 percent, according to Justice Ministry data. As of July 1, Turkey held 427,525 pretrial detainees and convicted prisoners in facilities built for 304,956. The population has grown by 14,534 since March 1 — from […] The post Turkey’s prisons hit 140 percent capacity as inmate population surpasses 427,000 appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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