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| Prison inmates in Cuba decry conditions |
| By cubanet.org |
| Published: 09/29/2003 |
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"Only the absence of fire keeps us from thinking we are in Hell," reads a message from a prisoner at the Valle Grande prison in Havana. Seven prisoners, Alexis Quintero, William Terrero, Oneris Rodríguez, Yarian León, Yordanis Amaya, Rancel Caballero, and Jorge Luis Osorio, have been sleeping on the floor in ward 8 for more than four months now. 36 additional inmates bunk on straw mattresses placed on the floor. Osorio said in the message: "The enclosure has become a cemetery of live men. We are deprived of all rights." Another part of the message points out that "the food is scant and very poorly made; we don't have access to medical attention. At present we are suffering from hemorrhagic conjunctivitis and we don't have water to wash." The inmates closed the message expressing appreciation for the pencils inscribed with thoughts by José Martí sent in by the Group in Support of Democracy. |
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