101.   Inmates refused to be transferred to new prisons with cells designed to hold one to three prisoners, arguing they would be more vulnerable to abuse.

102.   Inmates say the new prisons leave them isolated and vulnerable to abuse by guards.

103.   Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said Saturday the new prisons would not be opened until a consensus is reached and the system is reviewed according to international standards.

104.   Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said the prisoners are not isolated and the new prisons meet U.N. standards.

105.   Justice Minister Elisabeth Guigou said France would build three new prisons and close some of the oldest ones.

106.   Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said the new prisons would not be opened until a consensus is reached.

107.   Kovalyov said Russia needs to prepare for abolition of the death penalty, which will increase the number of life sentences and require new prison facilities.

108.   Members of those offices were the ones who launched the sympathy strikes and also possessed posters against the new prisons.

109.   Most new prisons open smoke-free.

110.   Mzimela said the government lacked the money to build new prisons or refurbish aging and overloaded penitentiaries.