At least 119 prisoners with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are housed in the facility, according to a Human Rights Commission inquiry on the living conditions of inmates at Adiala Jail.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the primary cause of the chronic and deadly illness known as AIDS (HIV). The virus impairs the body’s defences against infection and sickness and harms the immune system.
One male doctor serves about 5,851 male prisoners at the Adiala Jail, according to the damning human rights report, and only Rs1.5 million of the given medical budget of Rs7.5 million is used to provide for the inmates’ medical needs.
Adiala Jail also holds a total of 1,404 drug addicts that need emergency care.
The jail only has a capacity of 2,174 prisoners, but law enforcement agencies have housed a total of 6,980 prisoners there, including 82 minors, which is around 180% more than capacity, according to the report.
The research claims that the facility’s wrongdoing has become more ingrained due to the long-term personnel deployment.
An ASI has been employed at Adiala Jail for 28 years, while a deputy superintendent has been there for more than ten years.
The research claims that inside the jail, bribery is common and actually necessary for even legal facilitation.
A number of violent incidents, including beatings with rubber tyres, were also reported by inmates to the fact-finding team.
According to the article, 900 prisoners from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are also housed in the correctional institution, despite the fact that the Haripur Jail has room for about 500 more offenders.
The Haripur jail only has 300 convicts currently, despite having a capacity of about 800.
