According to a statement by the head of the Prison Organization, the existing facilities in prisons have been made for 85,000 prisoners even as there are currently 235,000 people jailed [in Iran].
Zamani, the spokesperson of the Majlis Social Commission [Iranian Parliament] said in an interview with ISNA, “In Tuesday’s Commission session, the head of the Prison Organization gave some explanations about the current situation and facilities in prisons to the members of the commission”.
“According to Ismaili’s explanations, the existing facilities in prisons have been made for 85,000 prisoners while there are currently 235,000 people jailed and this has caused problems”, he added. (Khorasan state-run daily – Jul. 21, 2011)