FOHRD Executive Director Tee WonokayThere have been countless reports, both internationally and locally, of the very inhumane conditions of several prison facilities across Liberia. These conditions range from over crowdedness and lack of sanitary supplies to filthy and unsafe ventilations, etc. Tee WonokayIn this moment, there are at least sixteen major prison facilities in the country including one detention center, these facilities are currently holding about three thousand inmates. And clearly, Liberia’s prison population continues to grow exponentially every few months with little or no improvement in the quality and size of its prison centers. But at the Foundation for Human Rights Defense, we are skeptical of the Bureau’s claim of innocence, it is infact likely that the conditions of those deceased inmates were exacerbated by inadequate care and other poor conditions at the facility.

Source: Front Page Africa September 02, 2020 05:48 UTC