A prison in the northern province of Bahr Alghazal in Aweil is overcrowded and inmates are being held. The governor of the state, Mr Simon Uber, inspected the prisons and observed the condition of the prisoners.
The prison has a capacity of 150 inmates and 800 inmates are locked up. They sleep in shifts, said the director of the prison.
the director of the prison Due to the spread of malaria in the prison and the lack of medicines, they had to sleep in shifts at night, the director of the prison added.
The children of their mothers who are tied and not kept with mosquito nets are sick in the prison “There is no light in the prison at night we don’t have any light and we don’t have emergency vehicles in case of emergency” also said the management of Aweil prison.
Captain Akuol John from the administration of the women’s section also stressed their concern about the condition of the mothers in this prison. At night, they sleep in two groups.
All the Bahr Alghazal state authorities have condemned this bad situation. This situation exists in 3 prisons in South Sudan, he said.
Some prisoners are incarcerated for minor crimes
Other such prisons include one in the capital city of Juba, where more than two thousand are locked up with only 500 prisoners, and many prisoners are awaiting sentences.
The Human Rights Commission observed the number of prisoners, insufficient sleeping space, as well as very little medicine, poor hygiene, and little food in the prison. The authorities of several prisons accused the prosecutors of sending people who have not yet been sentenced to prisons, and MPs who visited the prisons expressed concern about the situation.
Most of the prisoners were young people who were held for minor crimes and some whose sentences were delayed.