Anne Waldman is one of the poets of what was called “Beat Generation”. Friend, in particular, of Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Waldman was the youngest of the group. Born in Millville, New Jersey, she moves in MacDougal Street in New York’s Greenwich Village, when she was very small.
Category: Prisons
CHP: 1677 people died in prison in the last ten years
Republican’s People Party CHP deputy, Gürkut Acar had asked the minister of justice a specific question on the issue. Minister Sadullah Ergin answered that in the last 10 years the number of prisoners who died in prison was 1677.
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IHD Mardin: Food poisoning in prison affects 800 prisoners
Human Rights Association (IHD) Mardin Branch reported that 800 prisoners in Mardin E Type Closed Prison got poisoned because of the dinner delivered on 22 April evening.
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Letter from a child in prison
Cihan Karaçöl, one of the 218 children who have been sent to Sincan prison in Ankara following the exposure of sexual abuse, rape and torture they were subject to in Pozanti M Type prison for juveniles, said the followings in the letter he has most recently sent;
Pozanti prison victims arrested again
Two children who were most recently released from Sincan prison in Ankara have been arrested and sent to prison again. The two children had suffered abuses in Pozanti prison before being transferred to Sincan after it was exposed the harassment and violence the children were subjected to.
Minister of Justice: Four times increase in prison population since 2000
Figures released by Minister of Justice Ergin, the number of convicts and detainees in Turkish prisons as of April 2, 2012 have increased four times since 2000. There were 24.855 convicts and 24.657 detainees in 2000, however now there are 95.652 convicts and 36.408 detainees.
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IPPNW: Turkey not providing health care for prisoners
Following a visit to prisons in Kurdish cities last month, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) directed severe criticism at the Turkish government for not providing any kind of medical assistance for sick prisoners.
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Children in Sincan prison crying out for help
Children who have been transferred to Sincan Juvenile Closed prison in Ankara after sexual abuse claims in Pozanti M Type Closed prison have asked for help in their letters.