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Turkey ranks first in Europe in prison population growth

Turkey ranks first in Europe in prison population growth

According to the latest report of the Council of Europe, Turkey continues to lead Europe in prison population with a total of 348,265 prisoners and 405 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.

Number of child prisoners reaches 2,157

Number of child prisoners reaches 2,157

There are a total of 270,607 prisoners kept in 403 prisons in Turkey.