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MINUJUSTH mandate includes supporting Haitian authorities’ efforts to strengthen the rule of law in the country. © Leonora Baumann / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018

Prolonged pre-trial detention is one of the causes of prison overcrowding in Haiti. According to the country’s Correctional Facilities Administration, about 74% of male inmates were imprisoned without being tried in a court…
MINUJUSTH mandate includes supporting Haitian authorities’ efforts to strengthen the rule of law in the country. © Leonora Baumann / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018

Prolonged pre-trial detention is one of the causes of prison overcrowding in Haiti. According to the country’s Correctional Facilities Administration, about 74% of male inmates were imprisoned without being tried in a court…