{"id":192276,"date":"2016-02-22T13:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=192276"},"modified":"2016-02-22T13:00:14","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T13:00:14","slug":"water-crisis-nsawam-prisoners-battle-with-skin-diseases-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/02\/water-crisis-nsawam-prisoners-battle-with-skin-diseases-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Water crisis: Nsawam prisoners battle with skin diseases [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"
The water crisis that has hit the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality, is taking a toll on inmates of Ghana’s biggest prison facility in the area, which\u00a0is home to over three thousand prisoners.<\/p>\n
During a visit by Citi News<\/strong> to the prison, inmates were seen in long winding\u00a0queues, holding empty gallons and buckets in search of water.<\/p>\n Some of the inmates told Citi News<\/strong> they were contradicting skin diseases as a result of the situation.<\/p>\n The Male Prison<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In front of one of the mechanized bore holes, inmates have gathered, to draw water.\u00a0 But it is the survival of the fittest; those who get access to the water are the ones who are the strongest<\/p>\n The inmates\u00a0\u00a0 complain that they have been infected with skin diseases as a result of the water shortage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The male prison has five boreholes;two mechanized, three manual.<\/p>\n But one mechanized borehole and another one that is operated manually have broken down.<\/p>\n