Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Saudi women languish in jail as families refuse to take them back...

Suffering from stress and guilt, Saudi women choose to stay in prison instead of going back to their homes. In some cases families of prisoners refuse to receive them, prison authorities said.

Khadija Gharibi, women's prison director in Taif, told Gulf News that the day of the release of a women prisoner is a difficult day for the authorities.

"I often face a tough time when a female prisoner completes her term. Most families refuse to receive them, and demand to keep them in prison, or send them to any other society or centre to care for them." Full story...

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