Turkey to build 86 new prisons
Turkey to build 86 new prisons
86 new prisons are going to be build in Turkey. It is what emerged after the answer given by Minister of Justice Sadullah Ergin to MP Bengi Yildiz from the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). The new prisons would house up to 40 thousand people and will be completed between 2010 and 2015.
At present the capacity of the prisons has increased by 10 percent since 2002 and the prisons are suffering heavy overcrowding problem.
According to figures given by the minister, Turkey is spending a lot for prisons instead of allocating resources to other important public institution. Around two billion Turkish liras will be spent until 2015 to complete new prisons. 32 prisons will be completed by end of the 2012.
At present the capacity of the prisons has increased by 10 percent since 2002 and the prisons are suffering heavy overcrowding problem.
According to figures given by the minister, Turkey is spending a lot for prisons instead of allocating resources to other important public institution. Around two billion Turkish liras will be spent until 2015 to complete new prisons. 32 prisons will be completed by end of the 2012.
