Madagascar: Hostility Returns to Haunt Madagascar's Problematic Prisons

Antananarivo — THE violent incident between detainees and prison guards at a prison east of Madagascar has brought to the fore the country's inept justice system and public security problems.

Hell recently broke loose at the Ambalatavoahangy prison in the city of Toamasina when a mutiny by inmates saw a prison warder held hostage.

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