Prison cruelty

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According to Hoy newspaper, some young prisoners held at the Najayo Prison rehabilitation center are punished by being tied to the bars of their cells in the crucifixion position. A report by the Program for the Reform and the Modernization of the State (PARME) says that these prisoners, as well as being physically punished are also subjected to humiliating experiences and receive no real training. Hoy says that the Supreme Court and the Attorney General's Office are aware of this situation, and that one of the supervisors was investigated and suspended after a victim, identified as Davicito, escaped from the prison. PARME is funded by the European Union and has reformed 35 penitentiary systems in the DR.

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