Reporters from over ten of Sierra Leone’s leading registered newspapers have confirmed that even as corona virus is spreading inside the Freetown prisons among prisoners, the authorities in Sierra Leone have left the prisoners without adequate water supply for the past ten days.
Prisoners cannot wash their hands, nor is there enough water for the prison wardens to wash theirs.
The investigations confirmed that at least 30 prisoners have been infected with coronavirus, caught behind bars at the Pademba Road prisons in Freetown.
It is in the midst of such an unprecedented virus outbreak behind prison bars that Government has left Pademba Road prison without adequate water supply.
The investigation of this serious development of prisoners without water as Corona virus spreads in the prisons was under taken by reporters from over ten newspapers including Awareness Times, The Times, Focus 24/7, Night Watch, For Di People, City Voice, Sierra Express Media, The Senator Newspaper, Voice of Salone, Standard Times, Satellite, Prime Times, Executive Premier Media, Calabash Newspaper and Forum News Papers.