Suai Prison

Prison in East Timor

Suai Prison ( Portuguese : Prisão de Suai ) is a prison located in East Timor. In 2022, 110 criminals were held in the prison, of which 85 were in preventive detention.[1][2]

8°52′27″S 125°43′39″E / 8.8742°S 125.7275°E / -8.8742; 125.7275Population110 (as of 2022)Opened2017Websitehttps://www.mj.gov.tl/?q=node/595

History

Construction of the prison began in 2014 and was completed in 2016. It was inaugurated in May 2017.[2] In July 2022, the prison's inmates had to be evacuated due to flooding.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ministry of Justice". mj.gov.tl.
  2. ^ a b "Cabinet of the Minister of Justice RDTL". Facebook.
  3. ^ "RTTL: Recluses From Prison Of Evacuated People Due To Insecurity". YouTube.
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