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China says it is to tighten control of its prisons after cases of suspicious deaths in detention came to light. | China says it is to tighten control of its prisons after cases of suspicious deaths in detention came to light. |
About 15 people have died while in police detention this year, according to widespread media reports. | About 15 people have died while in police detention this year, according to widespread media reports. |
Senior judges and prosecutors will now inspect some of China's nearly 3,000 detention centres, where criminal suspects are held. | Senior judges and prosecutors will now inspect some of China's nearly 3,000 detention centres, where criminal suspects are held. |
The aim of the campaign is to prevent what officials call "unnatural deaths" in the country's jails. | The aim of the campaign is to prevent what officials call "unnatural deaths" in the country's jails. |
It comes in addition to a campaign to improve the work of prison officers that was announced earlier this month. | It comes in addition to a campaign to improve the work of prison officers that was announced earlier this month. |
The authorities were reporting just five deaths a few weeks ago. | The authorities were reporting just five deaths a few weeks ago. |
The new figure is an unusually frank admission: The Chinese government does not often admit that its prisoners are not treated properly by the authorities, says the BBC's Michael Bristow in Beijing. | The new figure is an unusually frank admission: The Chinese government does not often admit that its prisoners are not treated properly by the authorities, says the BBC's Michael Bristow in Beijing. |
The attempts to reform detention centres suggest China is serious about improving the country's criminal justice system, says our correspondent. | The attempts to reform detention centres suggest China is serious about improving the country's criminal justice system, says our correspondent. |
State media reported that on Friday, five prisons in the south-western state of Sichuan were opened to the public, allowing more than 1,000 local residents to see the conditions inside the jails for themselves. | State media reported that on Friday, five prisons in the south-western state of Sichuan were opened to the public, allowing more than 1,000 local residents to see the conditions inside the jails for themselves. |
The move, the first in Sichuan, reportedly aims to promote more civilized management and fair law enforcement and to prevent and reduce crimes. | |
"The basic human rights of inmates should not be ignored but rather respected and protected fully," Liu Zuoming, head of the provincial department of justice, told Xinhua. |
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