Turkey plans to build dozens of new jails after post-coup crackdown

Authorities in Turkey plan to construct 174 prisons over the next five years to "meet the unanticipated increase in the number of convicts," according to a Justice Ministry statement. Though not explicitly stated, the move is most probably linked to the strain placed on Turkey's penal system amid a nationwide purge launched in response to a coup attempt on July […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/09/15/turkey-plans-to-build-dozens-of-new-jails-after-post-coup-crackdown/