2023-08-07 22:25:32
The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) on Monday called on the judicial and administrative authorities to find, as soon as possible, solutions likely to solve the problem of overcrowding in prison establishments.
“While expressing its great concern at this glaring increase, the DGAPR asks the judicial and administrative authorities to find solutions as soon as possible to solve the problem of overcrowding in prison establishments to avoid malfunctions or complications of “security order that may result from this worrying situation, in addition to the problems related to accommodation, catering, health care and access to rehabilitation and reintegration programs”, indicates the Delegation in a press release.
According to the same source, the number of residents of penitentiary establishments reached, as of August 07, 2023, a total of 100,004 prisoners, a record figure, knowing that the reception capacity of these establishments does not currently exceed 64,600 beds. and this, despite the sustained efforts made by the Delegation to modernize and increase the number of prisons in the Kingdom.
To further enlighten public opinion on the subject of overcrowding in prison establishments, the Delegation indicates, by way of example, that the number of prisoners in the local prison of Aïn Sebaâ in Casablanca reached 10,877 prisoners, while the accommodation capacity does not exceed 3,800 beds.
And the DGAPR concludes that the number of the prison population should continue to increase in the future if the current rate of detention is maintained and the absence of the necessary and urgent measures to remedy this situation.
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