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Undue Punishment
Abuses against Prisoners in Georgia
Summary
Background
The
Georgian Prison System...
Organized
Crime in Georgia
Organized
Crime in the Georgian Penitentiary System...
Government
Efforts to Combat Organized Crime
Methodology
Georgia's
International Obligations
Conditions
in Prisons and the Treatment of Prisoners
Overcrowding
in Penitentiary Facilities
Government
explanations for overcrowding
Conditions
of overcrowding
Physical
Conditions of Penitentiary Facilities
Conditions
in Tbilisi Prison No. 5
Conditions
in Tbilisi Prison No. 7
Conditions
in new prisons
Conditions
in quarantine and punishment cells
Hygiene
Food
and Nutrition
Medical
Care for Detainees
Republican
Prison Hospital
Prison
medical wards
Mental
health and psychiatric care
Access
to Exercise
Lack
of Access to Family Visits and Correspondence
Access
to Lawyers
Access
to Information
Lack
of Purposeful Activities
Complaint
Mechanisms
Monitoring
of Prisons
Government
Use of Force in Detention Facilities
The
March 27 Disturbance in Prison No. 5
Detention
of the alleged riot plotters and disturbance in the Republican Prison Hospital
The
disturbance travels to Prisons No. 5 and No. 1
The
special operation to quell the disturbance
Use
of force during the special operation
The
issue of excessive use of force
Government
explanation for the use of force
Treatment
of the wounded
Discrepancies
in the number of killed and wounded
Planning
the operation
Investigation
into the March 27 incident in Tbilisi Prison No. 5
Other
Incidents Involving the Use of Force in the Penitentiary System...
Use
of force against detainees in Kutaisi, Batumi, and Rustavi
Use
of force against detainees in Tbilisi Prison No. 7
Impunity
for Abuses Perpetrated by Prison Staff and Special Forces
Recommendations
To
the Government of Georgia
To
the General Prosecutor's Office
To
the Ministry of Justice
To
the Ministry of Justice and the Penitentiary Department
To
the Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs and the Penitentiary
Department
To
the European Union
To
the Council of Europe100
To
the United Nations101
To
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe101
To
the United States Government101
To
International Financial Institutions101
Acknowledgements102
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