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Perspective: Africa - September 2016

Above: A prisoner accused of murder at the Central prison of Mogadishu, Hodan District, Somalia.
Mogadishu Central Prison
Common in many prisons globally, the growing number of prisoners in Mogadishu’s
Central Prison comes with decreased sanitary conditions, outbreaks of diseases like
dysentery and cholera, made worse by the hot climate of Somalia. Visits in 2013 by the
cabinet ministers responsible for the prison have resulted in concrete action taken to increase services to the prisoners, including clean water, medical treatment, and workshops
that will increase skill levels to prepare prisoners for employment on release.

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