Amid overcrowding, prison numbers rise

25 February 2015
The Phnom Penh Post
Government / Law and judiciary / Ministry of Interior / Prisons
General Department of Prisons / Kuy Bunsorn / LICADHO / Ministry of Interior / Naly Pilorge

Prison overcrowding continues to be a major issue plaguing Cambodia, Ministry of Interior officials said on Monday, as they revealed a 3 per cent increase in population at correctional facilities and prisons nationwide. In 2014, the number of prisoners rose from 14,702 in 2013 to 15,165 in 2014, according to the Interior Ministry. A report released last September by rights group Licadho put the estimated capacity of the Kingdom’s prisons at just 8,500 inmates. …

 Pech Sotheary and Sarah Taguiam
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/amid-overcrowding-prison-numbers-rise

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