Five die in Bandung jail

Five die in Bandung jail

BANDUNG, West Java: Five detainees at Kebonwaru Prison in
Bandung have died in the last two months allegedly due to poor
health services at the penitentiary, Antara reported on Thursday.

A source at state-run Hasan Sadikin General Hospital cited
results of the detainees' postmortem examinations, which revealed
that the five people were suffering from bronchitis and
sinusitis.

The detainees were hospitalized after receiving treatment at
the penitentiary's health clinic. All the patients arrived at the
hospital in a critical condition, the last patient died on
Wednesday.

The source also said that the bodies of the victims were
covered in bruises.

The hospital frequently treats prisoners injured in
penitentiary brawls, the source added.