Nine inmates die in 1st quarter; drop from same period in 2013

The number of inmates who died in the country’s prisons in the first quarter of the year dipped to nine from 15 during the same period last year, a rights group and the prison department said. From January to April, nine prisoners—five men and four women—reportedly died in prison. Phnom Penh’s Correctional Center 2 saw two deaths, as did Banteay Meanchey provincial prison, according to Am Sam Ath, technical supervisor for the rights group Adhoc.​​ …

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