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Women's prisons in Turkey (13 photos)
In the 370 prisons in Turkey is 126,000 prisoners. Half of them are convicted or awaiting sentencing. Zaman columnist Nuriye Akman visited one of the areas in which there are women, and held them for two days.
Approximately 4,800 prisoners convicted under terrorism, 5,000 were engaged in organized crime, the other committed criminal offenses. From a total of 126,000 convicts and prisoners are women 4800 2500 are children.
It is believed that the prison in Sindzhane is the most spacious, the most organized, the best in terms of respecting the rights of convicted places of detention in the world.
An area the size of 235, 9 hectares is in the general ease 7 prisons, where, along with the premises L and F type are also sections for women, children and adolescents. At the 4200 prisoners have 1500 staff.
Camera in the women's section looks like a two-story house. They are lighter than imagined. On the floors of rooms are located on the 6, each of which is 10 meters 5 In one house lives of 12 people. During the day, the room can remain open. At the door, there is a long, thin glass, allowing you to see what is happening inside.
Each room has a bathroom and toilet. Twice a week for several hours, hot water flows. Every prisoner can arrange your room to your liking.
Each room has a small balcony. A prisoner can wash their clothes in a basin and hanging on the balcony. Blankets are given to the laundry only after release from prison. Iron in the rooms is prohibited.
An area for public use, is 125 sq.m., exercise yard - 90 sq.m. Over concrete walls - barbed wire. In the length of the court is 16 steps in width - 13. It opens at 8 am after building and remains open until the moment when it begins to get dark.
Under the rules of the lights go out at midnight. If it does not bother anyone in the room light can stay on. At the request is allowed to feed the little birds. Wishes can also play musical instruments such as saz or flute.
Those who have the means can be placed in your room TV and fridge. In addition, you can listen to 24 hours of radio broadcasts. TV shows 23 channels. Along with eating, drinking, personal hygiene prohibited from transferring money into. However, you can put money into the account of the prisoner. But even if he has money, he can only buy what is on sale in the dining room. Prisoners can not themselves go into the dining room.
Guards bring them made to your shopping basket and your order amount is withdrawn from the account of the prisoner. In the week you can not spend more than 200 lire ($ 120), with the exception of electrical appliances. The cost of the TV is 190 lire, radio - 26 pounds. Plastic table sold for 40 lira and tea will cost 90 lira.
Three meals a day. Per inmate government allocates 4 lira for food. In the case of semi-annual installments state withdraws the money from prisoners. If he has no money, he is obliged to pay them upon release.
Although this rule does not apply only to the working prisoners, the reality is almost impossible to collect money for food and other inmates have spent many years in prison.
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Approximately 4,800 prisoners convicted under terrorism, 5,000 were engaged in organized crime, the other committed criminal offenses. From a total of 126,000 convicts and prisoners are women 4800 2500 are children.
It is believed that the prison in Sindzhane is the most spacious, the most organized, the best in terms of respecting the rights of convicted places of detention in the world.
An area the size of 235, 9 hectares is in the general ease 7 prisons, where, along with the premises L and F type are also sections for women, children and adolescents. At the 4200 prisoners have 1500 staff.
Camera in the women's section looks like a two-story house. They are lighter than imagined. On the floors of rooms are located on the 6, each of which is 10 meters 5 In one house lives of 12 people. During the day, the room can remain open. At the door, there is a long, thin glass, allowing you to see what is happening inside.
Each room has a bathroom and toilet. Twice a week for several hours, hot water flows. Every prisoner can arrange your room to your liking.
Each room has a small balcony. A prisoner can wash their clothes in a basin and hanging on the balcony. Blankets are given to the laundry only after release from prison. Iron in the rooms is prohibited.
An area for public use, is 125 sq.m., exercise yard - 90 sq.m. Over concrete walls - barbed wire. In the length of the court is 16 steps in width - 13. It opens at 8 am after building and remains open until the moment when it begins to get dark.
Under the rules of the lights go out at midnight. If it does not bother anyone in the room light can stay on. At the request is allowed to feed the little birds. Wishes can also play musical instruments such as saz or flute.
Those who have the means can be placed in your room TV and fridge. In addition, you can listen to 24 hours of radio broadcasts. TV shows 23 channels. Along with eating, drinking, personal hygiene prohibited from transferring money into. However, you can put money into the account of the prisoner. But even if he has money, he can only buy what is on sale in the dining room. Prisoners can not themselves go into the dining room.
Guards bring them made to your shopping basket and your order amount is withdrawn from the account of the prisoner. In the week you can not spend more than 200 lire ($ 120), with the exception of electrical appliances. The cost of the TV is 190 lire, radio - 26 pounds. Plastic table sold for 40 lira and tea will cost 90 lira.
Three meals a day. Per inmate government allocates 4 lira for food. In the case of semi-annual installments state withdraws the money from prisoners. If he has no money, he is obliged to pay them upon release.
Although this rule does not apply only to the working prisoners, the reality is almost impossible to collect money for food and other inmates have spent many years in prison.
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