Report records four deaths and 79 violations in Cuban prisons

The Cuban Prisons Documentation Center recorded 79 rights violations and four deaths in prisons across the island during September. The report includes the death of a political prisoner who suffered a heart attack and did not receive timely medical attention.

Complaints came from 34 detention facilities, including prisons, forced-labor camps and criminal investigation centers. Seventy-two people were directly affected; another 23 complaints described conditions affecting the entire population of a facility.

The report says denial of medical care was the most frequently reported category, with 27 cases. It also counted complaints related to health conditions, food, restrictions on communication and transfers.