Miami.- The inmates Giovanis Ortega and Irai Nieto died on February 1 and 2, respectively, in the prison of Bladato, located in Santiago de Cuba, he denounced Cubalex In your social networks
The Legal Advisory Organization pointed out that both prisoners integrated Detachment No. 2 of the prison, known as the “low weight floor”, and that the cause of death would be “extreme malnutrition and abandonment”.
“The Cuban State is responsible for the life and integrity of people under their custody. These deaths reflect the systematic negligence of the regime and extreme precariousness within the prison, ”said the organization in its statement.
On January 30, Yankiel Justiz Despaigne, An inmate 36 years old, he died due to tuberculosis in the southern hair prison, located in the province of Mayabeque. According to iNformation provided by CubalexJustiz Despaigne died in his cell without receiving timely medical attention, evidencing a worrying negligence in the Cuban prison system.
Both complaints are not isolated cases. Between January 2022 and January 2024, Cubalex documented 56 deaths in state custody in Cuba, of which 34 corresponded to inmates. These deaths are attributable to systematic practices of negligence and medical neglect in the country’s prisons.
Inhuman detention conditions further aggravate the health of people deprived of liberty. Factors such as overcrowding, unhealthiness, malnutrition and scarcity of drinking water facilitate the spread of diseases and deteriorate the health of inmates. The lack of hygiene, adequate ventilation and sufficient food are recurring problems in Cuban prisons.
Organizations like JUSTICE 11J They have also denounced the death of at least four inmates convicted of the protests of July 11, 2021 while they fulfilled their sorrows: Luis Barrios, Yosandri Mulet, Giraldo Díaz and Manuel de Jesús Guillén. These deaths are attributable to the Cuban regime, either by direct commission or negligence and abandonment in the fulfillment of their obligations to safeguard the life of inmates.
