HIBAPRESS
The local Ain Sebaa 1 prison administration issued an explanatory statement to the public in response to a post circulating on the Facebook social media site, which included allegations about the institution's conditions and services.
The administration confirmed that what was mentioned in the post regarding the unavailability of the landline telephone service "is baseless," stressing that this service works normally and that all inmates benefit from it in accordance with the internal regulations in force. Regarding the allegations related to some prisoners suffering from food poisoning as a result of mixing meals with medications for mental illnesses, the institution's administration clarified that these allegations are "false and have no relation to reality," highlighting that the food meals provided to the inmates are subject to strict monitoring, according to a specific terms of reference in coordination with the Ministry of Health, and that no case of poisoning has been recorded inside the prison. As for what was promoted about "vaccinating prisoners with an unknown vaccine," the administration confirmed that the matter concerns a vaccination process for a group of inmates against diphtheria infection, which was organized after a prisoner contracted the disease while he was in an external hospital. It stressed that the health condition of all inmates who received the vaccine is normal and not cause for concern. The institution's administration concluded its statement by emphasizing its keenness to ensure the health and safety of the inmates, calling for accuracy and avoiding the publication of false news.
