AMMAN — Director of the Jordan Department for
Correction and Rehabilitation Centers (DCRCs) Brig. Gen. Ashraf Al-Omari said that the country’s 17 rehabilitation centers have a capacity of
13,282 inmates but are jam packed with more than 20,000 convicts, Al-Mamlaka
TV reported.
He said the prison overpopulation constitutes a challenge and a burden on
the management of the centers and its organization.
Omari added that the Correctional and Rehabilitation Centers
Law guarantees inmates' right to health care, and as such as there is a resident specialist and a nurse in
each center, appointed by the Ministry of Education, who follow up on all illnesses.
He asserted that the administration of the correction and
rehabilitation centers treats its inmates "with respect" and that they are people
who have rights, the most important of which is health care, and the right to
go on a hunger strike.
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AMMAN — Director of the Jordan Department for
Correction and Rehabilitation Centers (DCRCs) Brig. Gen.
Ashraf Al-Omari said that the country’s 17 rehabilitation centers have a capacity of
13,282 inmates but are jam packed with more than 20,000 convicts, Al-Mamlaka
TV reported.
He said the prison overpopulation constitutes a challenge and a burden on
the management of the centers and its organization.
Omari added that the Correctional and Rehabilitation Centers
Law guarantees inmates' right to health care, and as such as there is a resident specialist and a nurse in
each center, appointed by the Ministry of Education, who follow up on all illnesses.
He asserted that the administration of the correction and
rehabilitation centers treats its inmates "with respect" and that they are people
who have rights, the most important of which is
health care, and the right to
go on a hunger strike.
Read more National news
Jordan News
