http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/human-rights/17629-iran-prison-population-21-times-higher-since-revolution Iran: Prison population 21 times higher since revolution
05 December 2014 

CRI - Iran's prison population has multiplied 21 times to 210,000 since the mullahs came to power 35 years ago, the latest figures have revealed.
The increase is in stark comparison to Iran's population, which has only doubled since 1979, and means the regime has the world's fourth highest ratio of prisoners in relation to population.
Asghar Jahangir, Director General of Iran's Prisons Organization, said in an interview with the regime parliament's website: The number of prisoners is double the capacity of the country's prisons. This overcrowding has disrupted educational activities for prisoners.
Over 70% of those imprisoned in Iran are under the age of 40 years old.
According to international statistics, countries around the world have an average of 148 people in prison per 100,000 of the population, but in Iran the figure is 271 per 100,000.
Experts say the true number of prisoners in Iran is even higher than the official figures because those in many secret IRGC prisons all around the country are not counted.
Mass arrests of young people on a daily basis is one method used by the Iranian regime to create a climate of terror in society.
According to a regime judiciary official, the average number of young people arrested in Iran is 600,000 per year.


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