The Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city, 65 kilometres east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, offers inmates education, training and skill-building programmes. All photos: AFP
The Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city, 65 kilometres east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, offers inmates education, training and skill-building programmes. All photos: AFP
A picture taken on January 16, 2022 shows inmates playing football at the Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city, 65 kms east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, during a government-guided tour for the media. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
A picture taken on January 16, 2022 shows inmates playing football at the Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city, 65 kms east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, during a government-guided tour for the media. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
Baking bread in the kitchen, as part of vocational training.
Baking bread in the kitchen, as part of vocational training.
A music therapy lesson for inmates.
A music therapy lesson for inmates.
Inmates perform in a band.
Inmates perform in a band.
Prisoners here are given responsibilities and positions of trust.
Prisoners here are given responsibilities and positions of trust.
Inmates attend a solar power training programme.
Inmates attend a solar power training programme.
The medical centre inside the prison.
The medical centre inside the prison.
Egypt has a prison population of about 120,000, figures compiled by international non-profit organisations show.
Egypt has a prison population of about 120,000, figures compiled by international non-profit organisations show.

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January 17, 2022

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