A small child wandered into the prsion courtyard while I was standing there. What thoughts might be going through his mind in this squalid, death-imbued environment?
From within a cell, looking up and out at the world. Note that concrete blocks were routinely placed against cell windows to all but shut out the light and fresh air when the cells were in actual use.
The Commission also stated:
The government has stressed in various occasions, including during the visit of the Special Commission that Fort-Dimanche was closed in 1977 by order of President Jean-Claude Duvalier. However, the Commission has received repeated denunciations to the effect that not all of Fort-Dimanche was closed, but rather only the area of collective cells, called "Nirvana." The Commission has even received testimony that certain construction has taken place at Fort-Dimanche, which has increased the number of solitary cells, among other changes. (ibid.)
Inside the corridors again.
Sifra CESAR cell 8, died in 1972 of tuberculosis.Daul COMPERE* executed on August 7, 1974.
Muscadet CAJUSTE cell 8, former corporal in the Police Department, died in 1976 of tuberculosis.
Leà ³n CHERY cell 2, Cayes, an old man in his sixties, died on December 10, 1976 of physical weakness.
Gilbert CADOSTIN cell 2, chauffeur, died on October 2, 1976, of tuberculosis.
Camille CEBASTIEN cell 1, Port-au-Prince, pharmacist, owner of the Pharmacie de Lion, died in 1976 of lung congestion.
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