"Turkey reforms one of its most troubled institutions: Prison system
Turkey’s model prison resembles a muted, austere summer camp, where militants, killers and miscreants weave carpets in workshops, study computers, play zithers and volleyball, and jog on gym treadmills. They can even attend “anger management” class.
It’s a far cry from the horror depicted in the Oscar-winning movie “Midnight Express” nearly 30 years ago, a tale set in a Turkish jail that lingers in popular culture worldwide despite Turkey’s recent efforts to modernize prisons in line with European standards."
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