CİSST: You Can Learn about Your Rights via Prisoner Help Hotline

Association of Civil Society in Penal System (CISST) opened a hotline to help prisoners and their families.

* If you are a prisoner or a relative of a prisoner, you can contact CISST about your problems.

* They can inform you about your rights, apply to related institutions and follow the process.

It is free to call the hotline, but the association does not provide any lawyers.

+90 212 252 53 11

According to statistics of the Ministry of Justice, although total bed amount of is 208 thousand 830, there are 228 thousand 993 prisoners. 841 sick prisoners were not released although Forensic Medicine Institute favored it.

According to CİSST’s “Student Prisoners” report, only 38% of child prisoners can continue their education. There are 8 thousand 525 students in prisons.