A nonprofit organization on Tuesday called on Haiti's government to release certain inmates amid a swift rise in cholera cases throughout the country's severely crowded prison system and dwindling supplies of clean water.
Health through Walls, which provides medical care to prisoners in Haiti, noted that not only inmates are at risk, but also security guards, kitchen workers and health staff.
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Tuesday that the government is reviewing Haiti's request for help in coordination with international partners. Medical staff working at the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, which is Haiti's largest prison with more than 4,000 inmates, have reported at least 20 deaths, five confirmed cases and another 200 cases of extreme diarrhea in just one week, said Michelle Karshan, co-founder of the nonprofit.
This year alone, more than 180 inmates have died of severe malnutrition, according to a letter from the United Nations' secretary-general that has not been publicized but was shared with The Associated Press on Sunday.
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