January 14, 2004

Scrubbing Baubles

Prisons in the US have hot and cold running water, cable TV, libraries and other amenities. Not so in Cuba as the government even forces the prisoner's family to come and clean their cells.

HAVANA, January 13 (www.cubanet.org) - Families of prisoners at La Lima jail in Guanabacoa have been told to bring cleaning supplies to clean the cells of their loved ones.

An official addressed family members in the visiting room on January 8, according to María de los Angeles Borrego, wife of political prisoner Jesús Adolfo Reyes Sánchez.

"We need you to bring light bulbs, mops, floor cleaner and air cleanser," he told them.

Posted by Val Prieto at January 14, 2004 07:16 AM


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