Prisoners in crisis-hit Lebanon are not only deprived of their freedom - due to the constant postponement of trials as a result of judicial strikes – but also face a shortage of medical supplies, lack of hygiene, and an increasing risk of starvation.
In fact, the prisons’ food crisis is directly linked to the accelerating collapse within the Lebanese state. The latter has become unable to settle the dues of suppliers and contractors, who provide the security forces with foodstuffs to cater for prisons.
