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Iraqi Jails in "Appalling" Condition
World  (tags: iraq, jails, corruption, human_rights )

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- 890 days ago - truthout.org
Crowded detention facilities are overwhelmed by an influx of suspects. Corruption and delays are endemic. Baghdad - A uniformed guard unfastened two padlocks and tugged open a large wooden door, releasing a rush of hot, fetid, sweaty air.
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Carolyn T. (235)
Sunday July 22, 2007, 10:53 am
Appalling. Could be equated to one of the lowest of rings in Dante's "Inferno." Dear God, it shows not only man's capacity for cruelty to man, but the human's heart the capacity to persevere. I feel I would lose my mind if I had to endure these conditions.
 

Al Amjad Tawfiq Isstaif (75)
Monday July 23, 2007, 12:57 am
Urgent, please note this story here
 

Past Member (0)
Wednesday July 25, 2007, 5:58 am
Noted and thank you!
 
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