That can sometimes take years because of a lack of judges and lawyers and because the administrative system is so lax that files often are lost. There is no attempt to rehabilitate prisoners. It is not uncommon for an inmate to spend five years in jail because there is no such thing as bail. The offense for which the inmate is jailed might ultimately merit only a 30-day sentence. Prisoners complain they spend more than 23 hours a day in their cramped cells.
Fights often break out, and they become brutal.
He acknowledges the system is riddled with flaws, but says he is doing the best with what he has. This is the sewers of hell. As most prisoners and officials will attest, the justice system itself demands the most urgent attention. Only 818 men out of 3,063 in the country's jails have been convicted of crimes. The same applies for 23 out of the 167 women held, and 14 minors out of 79 who are in jail.