South Sudan
Africa
Overcrowding
South Sudan
South Sudan’s main juvenile detention facility is holding more than three times its intended capacity, with many children waiting years for trial, officials said on Tuesday as activists marked the Day of the African Child by calling for support and rehabilitation for young offenders.
Africa
Material conditions
Social ties
South Sudan
Torit Prison has reported commendable agricultural yields from its farms located in Magwi, Hatire, and other parts of Eastern Equatoria State. However, National Prison Service officials have expressed significant concern over the lack of transportation.
Africa
Justice
Health
Material conditions
Overcrowding
South Sudan
A presidential pardon initiative intended as a gesture of reconciliation has been manipulated into a pay-for-freedom scheme at Juba Central Prison.
Africa
Minors
Health
Material conditions
Overcrowding
Rehabilitation
South Sudan
The revelations emerged after an inspection by the South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State Assembly’s Committee on Gender, Child, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, exposing what legislators describe as an unfolding humanitarian crisis inside the facility.
Africa
Pre-trial detention
Access to legal rights
Justice
South Sudan
Incarcerated people at the Torit Central Prison in Eastern Equatoria State have voiced concerns about exorbitant legal fees, which have left many of them locked up for over five years without trial.
Africa
Mental health
Material conditions
Facilities
Social ties
South Sudan
When traditional herbs failed to calm the turmoil in his mind, Samat Nyuk’s family felt they had no other option: they asked local authorities to detain their 33-year-old son.
Africa
Health
Material conditions
Overcrowding
South Sudan
State lawmakers in Western Equatoria visited Yambio Central Prison, urging immediate government action to address what they described as severe overcrowding, critical shortages of food and medicine, and inadequate conditions for incarcerated people with infectious diseases.
Africa
Health
Material conditions
Facilities
South Sudan
More than 50 incarcerated people at Wau Central Prison in Western Bahr el Ghazal State are suffering from skin diseases amid a growing shortage of medical supplies.
Africa
Material conditions
Facilities
Overcrowding
South Sudan
Yambio Central Prison, a colonial-era facility built in Western Equatoria State in the 1940s, requires urgent renovation due to deteriorating infrastructure and poor living conditions for incarcerated people, a senior prison official said.
Africa
Health
Overcrowding
South Sudan
National Prison Service of South Sudan (NPSSS) and health officials in the Western Bahr el Ghazal State capital, Wau, have confirmed that one incarcerated person died of cholera and at least five are in critical condition after contracting the disease at Wau Central Prison.
Africa
Elderly prisoners
Health
Overcrowding
South Sudan
Health officials in Lakes State have reported cases of chickenpox and suspected measles at Rumbek Central Prison, with 24 infections identified among incarcerated people. State Health Director General said that two elderly were severely infected, while the rest were between 25 and 30 years old.
Africa
Health
Material conditions
South Sudan
Dozens of inmates at the Wau Central Prison in Western Bahr el Ghazal State are suffering from an unknown disease outbreak. Inmates at the facility said they have been suffering from the mysterious disease, characterized by itching and body pains, since December last year.
Africa
Protest
Violence
South Sudan
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