In Prison, One Inmate Commits Suicide at Least Every Three Days

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France is distinguished by a particularly high rate of suicide in prison. When death occurs, bereaved families sometimes decide to embark on a long judicial fight to determine the responsibilities of the prison administration, while conditions of detention continue to deteriorate.

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Santo Domingo.- A dispute between inmates of the Center for Correction and Rehabilitation (CCR) CC14 of Anamuya, in Higüey, ended with three prisoners injured on Tuesday afternoon, after the alleged disappearance of 500 pesos within the area where prisoners live. The altercation occurred around 4:30 p.m., and after the incident, the injured were transferred by security personnel to the General Hospital and Specialties Nuestra Señora de La Altagr…