Overcrowding

Prison overcrowding

(a) Overcrowding in prisons

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(b) Treatment of prisoners prison overcrowding

The resulting overcrowding contains the seeds of land disputes.

You're always talking about overcrowding, old plant, insufficient personnel.

Overcrowding in prisons was an issue of concern for many speakers.

In many cases, these practices have been leading to prison overcrowding.

Prison overcrowding remains one of the great problems facing the prison administration.

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By the end of 2002, the level of overcrowding had fallen to 11 .

Because of prison overcrowding, prisoners were only exceptionally provided with blankets or mattresses.

Considering that overcrowding causes a variety of problems including difficulties for overworked staff,

The difference thus lies not in the type, but in the degree, of overcrowding.

124. Prison overcrowding is the cause of many illnesses, which may result in death.

Some of the prisoners, who appeared rather fearful, complained, however, of overcrowding and insufficient food.

International cooperation aimed at the reduction of prison overcrowding and the promotion of alternative sentencing

Prisons were being rebuilt to improve conditions, and community service for petty crimes had reduced overcrowding.

Gravely alarmed by the serious problem confronting many Member States as a result of prison overcrowding,

Mindful that many Member States lack the necessary resources to resolve the problem of prison overcrowding,

This has resulted in overcrowding, constraints on the provision of food and increased concerns for security.

31. Overcrowding, combined with erratic food supplies and dysfunctional facilities, placed the health of detainees at risk.

This evacuation increased the overcrowding in the shelters, where reportedly insanitary and generally unsatisfactory conditions already prevailed.

(12) The Committee is concerned at the overcrowding and poor conditions prevailing in some jails and prisons (art.

Because of the overcrowding of prisons, selection of prisoners who associate with one another was only exceptionally practiced.

Ghana apos s application of the housing indicators shows increasing overcrowding, declining quality and declining access to services.

Allegations of overcrowding in prisons, acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment were frequent.

The director of La Planta clearly said that the establishment apos s problems arose from the situation of overcrowding.

119. This situation has worsened the deplorable conditions of detention, which are characterized by prison overcrowding and inhuman treatment.

(s) The question of easing the overcrowding of prisons should remain an integral part of the Government s priority agenda

Furthermore, detention conditions were reportedly still characterized by overcrowding and unsatisfactory sanitation and medical care, amounting to ill treatment.

Penitentiary systems are faced with a huge range of problems which go far beyond the already dramatic prison overcrowding.

The situation was often exacerbated by overcrowding and the spread of infectious diseases, including HIV AIDS, which required urgent attention.

The State party's next periodic report should include detailed information on measures taken to address the problem of prison overcrowding.

The increase in new and rehabilitated prisons has the potential to improve detention conditions in the country and reduce overcrowding.

In addition, owing to the limited use of non custodial measures, prison overcrowding remains a major problem in many countries.

Overcrowding within the Agency s education system continued, owing to limited resources to hire teachers or build new schools and classrooms.

65. Other governmental and non governmental sources also pointed to the slowness of procedures as a significant cause of prison overcrowding.

The State party should take further measures to address overcrowding in prisons and to ensure compliance with the requirements of article 10.

Poor and inadequate housing conditions, characterized by overcrowding and lack of privacy, sanitation and basic services exacerbate women's vulnerability to domestic violence.

We are taking steps to address the problem of overcrowding in accordance with our policy of holding offenders in a manner that

It has been alleged that torture and ill treatment, together with poor hygiene conditions and overcrowding, were contributing factors in these deaths.

Overcrowding and lack of water for washing caused skin diseases, particularly reported in local detention centres of Kigali Rural and Kibungo Prefectures.

Overcrowding remains a major challenge at the Pademba Road maximum security prison in Freetown, where recently there was a jailbreak involving 45 detainees.