A riot inside an overcrowded Chilean prison Wednesday turned deadly when a fire broke out, killing at least 83 inmates and injuring 14 others, the Associated Press reported.
Jaime Manalich, Chile's health minister, said the fire was an "enormous calamity," and said the incident was "probably the worst in the history of our penitentiary system."
Chile's President Sebastian Pinera visited inmates being treated for severe burns and smoke inhalation and said "the conditions that existed inside this prison are absolutely inhumane," the AP reported.
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Chile's President Sebastian Pinera said..."the conditions that existed inside this prison are absolutely inhumane,"
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well maybe the crimes these prisoners committed to land themselves in jail were "absolutely inhumane"....
Posted by: robert | December 10, 2010 at 08:34 AM
Well maybe the rich need to stop making money from having prisoners. Why is it a billion dollar business. Modern day slavery is not ok ROBERT !!!!! Now that's "absolutely inhumane"
Posted by: Texas | December 13, 2010 at 05:04 AM