A total of 82 detainees, held for minor offenses for several years at the Port-au-Prince Civil Prison, regained their freedom this week. Over the course of three days, the Port-au-Prince chief prosecutor worked diligently to alleviate the burden on the country's largest detention facility, which houses a population of 3,778 detainees and convicts.
Three detainees were granted release on Monday, December 18, followed by 45 others on Tuesday, December 19, and an additional 34 were freed on Wednesday, December 20. The chief prosec