2. Introduction “comparable to a slave ship” Photo Source: IJDH

3. Legal Issues Prison Capacity Case Management Prolonged Pretrial Detention Photo Source: PIH

4. Photo Source: AP Health Issues Overcrowding Limited Food, Water, Sanitation, or Medical Care Malnutrition and Disease

5. Public Health Impact Inside Prison : Health of prisoners and guards Outside Prison : Health of visitors and the community Photo Source: Human Rights Defenders Initiative

6. Agency Partners Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti Zanmi Lasante; Bureau des Avocats Internationaux Partners In Health; FXB Center

7. Scope of Work ALE Goals To d evelop baseline legal data at Hinche, Mirebalais and Saint Marc prisons To demonstrate need for broader reform Objectives To determine prisoners’ legal status To assess factors affecting length of detention To identify problems in judicial processing

8. Methodology Legal Intake Surveys Statistical Analysis Individual Case Review Data Report Photo Source: PIH

9. Results Sample Size: 388 respondents Sex : 363 males, 25 females Age Range : 13 to 87 Mean Age : 32 Minors : 22 Photo Source: PIH

10. Charges *Arson, trespassing, debt and bigamy Percentage Distribution of Charges (n=380)

11. Legal Status Convicted Detainees as a Proportion of the Prison Population (n=388) National Average = 17% National Penitentiary = 4% Hinche, Mirebalais, St. Marc = 46.4% Other Rural Prisons = 27.6%

12. Pretrial Detention Maximum Length Under Haitian Law 4 months, or approx. 121 days Median Length Convicted Prisoners: 182 days Pretrial Detainees: 195 days +

13. Lawyer 48% had a lawyer (180), of which 12.7% asked for pretrial release Pretrial Release 10.3% asked for pretrial release (39), of which 75% had lawyers Legal Assistance Photo Source: IJDH

14. Prisoner Abuse Photo Source: WeHaitians.com

15. Lost Livelihoods 85% of prisoners used to support dependents Strain on Families 76.5% of prisoners receive visitors Families pay $5 to visit, on average Social Costs Photo Source: UN

16. Limitations Survey Design Interviews Translation Interpretation Photo Source: PIH

17. Conclusion Work Product  Baseline Data  Demonstrate Need Future Steps  Improve Methods  Measure Progress Photo Source: PIH