{"id":9937,"date":"2011-02-21T08:44:08","date_gmt":"2011-02-21T08:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/human-rights\/9937-iranian-regime-plans-to-increase-number-of-prisons-as-dissent-grows"},"modified":"2023-01-13T19:59:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T18:59:59","slug":"iranian-regime-plans-to-increase-number-of-prisons-as-dissent-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iranian-regime-plans-to-increase-number-of-prisons-as-dissent-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Regime plans to increase number of prisons as dissent grows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"zandan14\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-36910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/02\/zandan14.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"margin: 5px;float: left\" width=\"200\" height=\"167\" \/>NCRI &#8211; The Iranian regime will build 47 new prisons over the next three years to accommodate a growing prison population, according to the state-run Khabar Online on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gholam-Hossein Esmaeeli, the director of the regime\u2019s prison system, was quoted as saying, \u201cSome of the prisons are in the process of being built. \u2026 The Prisons Organization seeks to bring into operation 47 new detention centers over the course of the next three years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Esmaili also sought to downplay the fact that the regime continues to make increasing arrests amid rising dissent, creating a need for more prison space. 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