Hmm, the authorities in Kyrgyzstan could save a ton of money if they afforded their prison inmates sex instead of food. But then again, maybe the prison food is so bad that the inmates are willing to starve themselves so long as they get their fill of sex before they croak.
Thanks to Dorina Lisson for the heads-up on this one.
PRISONERS: "DON'T GIVE US FOOD, JUST SEX"
news.com.au
December 14, 2011
Prisoners at several prisons in Kyrgyzstan have launched a hunger strike over new restrictions barring them from being visited by prostitutes, a state official says.
"Prisoners at seven prisons have refused to take their meals," said Joldochbek Bouzourmankoulov, spokesman for the country's prison sentencing agency. He said the protest was tied to new limits on prisoner visits.
"Prisoners had the right for visits from their families and 'other' people," he said. "But under the label for 'others,' they were bringing prostitutes to the prison." From now on, only relatives with identity cards showing their ties to inmates can visit prisoners.
Prostitution in Kyrgyzstan is not a crime and there are no legal measures in place to regulate the industry. However, the operation of brothels, pimping, and recruiting persons into prostitution is illegal, with penalties of up to five years in prison.
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