Pathways to, conditions and consequences of incarceration for women 2013, para. 51
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Overcrowding results in prisoners living in environments that do not adequately provide for health, comfort, privacy, sanitation, nutrition and safety needs. In Sri Lanka, a cell that should hold 75 prisoners often has to accommodate around 150. Ecuador also faces this problem: a facility with a capacity of 80 was occupied by 209 adult prisoners and 70 children.
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences