Inside an Egyptian prison - in pictures

  • The Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city, 65 kilometres east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, offers inmates education, training and skill-building programmes. All photos: AFP
    The Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city, 65 kilometres east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, offers inmates education, training and skill-building programmes. All photos: AFP
  • Inmates play football at the prison.
    Inmates play football at the prison.
  • Baking bread in the kitchen, as part of vocational training.
    Baking bread in the kitchen, as part of vocational training.
  • A music therapy lesson for inmates.
    A music therapy lesson for inmates.
  • Inmates perform in a band.
    Inmates perform in a band.
  • Prisoners here are given responsibilities and positions of trust.
    Prisoners here are given responsibilities and positions of trust.
  • Inmates attend a solar power training programme.
    Inmates attend a solar power training programme.
  • The medical centre inside the prison.
    The medical centre inside the prison.
  • Egypt has a prison population of about 120,000, figures compiled by international non-profit organisations show.
    Egypt has a prison population of about 120,000, figures compiled by international non-profit organisations show.

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