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rpannier

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Mon May 25, 2020, 03:46 AM May 2020

Ukrainian Prisoners Pay A Price For Less Crowded Conditions Amid COVID-19 Threat

Detainees at Kyiv's notoriously overcrowded Lukyanivska prison, parts of which are 160 years old, have been offered a way out of overcrowded cells with up to a dozen inmates and poor sanitation. But there's a catch. More spacious, refurbished cells, with fewer prisoners and modern bathrooms, come at a price.

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https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-prisoners-pay-a-price-for-less-crowded-conditions-amid-covid-19-threat/30625921.html

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Ukrainian Prisoners Pay A Price For Less Crowded Conditions Amid COVID-19 Threat (Original Post) rpannier May 2020 OP
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