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Kapatid , a support group for political prisoners, called on the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology to immediately lift what it says are arbitrary restrictions, including a 24-hour lockdown imposed on political prisoners and other inmates at the Dumaguete City District Jail –Male Dormitory.In a press statement on Tuesday, Kapatid said the inmates are allegedly "severely compromising their well-being and their right to communicate with their families and lawyers.
The lack of adequate sunlight has a detrimental impact on health.Kapatid noted that based on the reports from Negros human rights groups, the said measures were instituted after Attorney Crisyrel Awe became warden, allegedly to curb the entry of illegal drugs into the facility."Political prisoners have no record of engaging in illegal drug activity. And why must all PDLs be made to suffer needlessly for the supposed fault of one?" Lim stressed.
Dumaguete City District Jail Ruel Rivera Kapatid
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