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Cambodian inmates endure crowded prisons
While the government estimates that there are 15,000 prisoners, rights groups say the number is much higher.
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2011 19:12


The Cambodian government is debating a controversial law to overhaul the country's increasingly overcrowded prison system.
 
While the government estimates that there are 15,000 prisoners, human rights groups say the true number is much higher.
 
A look inside a prison in rural Cambodia reveals the conditions many inmates are forced to endure.
 
Steve Chao reports from Pailin.
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Al Jazeera
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