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FROM
CUBA
Corruption
in Cuban jails extends to medical personnel
VILLA CLARA, August 7 (www.cubanet.org) - From
Ariza prison, in Cienfuegos province, prisoner
of conscience Jorge Luis García denounced
rampant corruption among medical personnel assigned
to the facility.
García pointed out, for instance, that
a Dr. Carlos, the dentist assigned to treat the
facility's inmates, carries out a lucrative trade
demanding money or gifts from inmates to render
services. Also, García charged, the dentist
uses medicines and supplies to perform dental
work for guards, their families, and other officials.
Other doctors at the prison withhold medical
attention from inmates. García described
the case of prisoner Esnel Díaz, who for
months now has complained about a painful, open
sore on his left leg, and that doctors have refused
to treat.
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