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Zambia's overcrowded prisons are rife with disease. Now drug-resistant tuberculosis presents a threat to those outside the prison walls. HRW researcher Katherine Todrys explains how Zambia's ineffective justice system has helped lead to a health crisis. With the voices of former prisoners.

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Disease is rife in Zambia's overcrowded prisons. Now drug-resistant tuberculosis presents a threat to those outside the prison walls. HRW researcher Katherine Todrys explains how Zambia's ineffective justice system has helped lead to a health crisis. With the voices of former prisoners.