Former prisoner speaks about conditions at Boys Prison
Friday, January 28, 2011
"I never witnessed any homosexual sex or heard that it was being practiced in that prison. I had indeed heard such stories and was scared for my life when I got there. I could not sleep fearing that I would be raped at night.
A few days passed and nothing happened. We were sleeping in a hall about 30 cm away from each other with enough light to see all corners. This is something that we just hear about but in that prison it does not happen. If a prisoner contracts any HIV inside it would be from using the same needles to tattoo themselves and the same clippers to shave their hair.
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