Brit left to rot in 'world's toughest jail' where inmates run riot, thugs are tortured & stabbings are rife | T078388 | 2024-04-07 19:08:01
John Henshaw, from Atherton, Higher Manchester, is pressured to serve time in a hellhole prison where inmates are tortured and stabbings are rife.
A BRITISH backpacker who was left to rot on the earth's hardest jail has to sleep on the floor and pay for his personal cell.
John Henshaw, from Atherton, Higher Manchester, is pressured to serve time in a hellhole prison where inmates are tortured and stabbings are rife.
The 39-year-old was travelling by way of South America when he allegedly carried a "tiny" quantity of cannabis at La Paz International Airport in Bolivia on February 9.
He was thrown into San Pedro jail on a drug trafficking charge, and has to await his trial.
His nervous ex-wife and 15-year-old daughter stated he has no entry to wash water, clear garments, food or even a cell.
John reportedly has to sleep on the ground subsequent to 30 different prisoners and share a rest room with 120 till he has the funds for a mattress.
The overcrowded jail was initially constructed for 600 individuals however now reportedly holds three,000 inmates – with prisoners having to purchase a cell.
Cash guidelines all the things in San Pedro as big-time dealers or rich politicians stay in "suites" with wi-fi, carpets and even jacuzzis inside.
At the other end of the size, poor prisoners starve to dying in a freezing labyrinth of alleys contained in the 15-metre excessive partitions.
San Pedro is notoriously run solely by the prisoners themselves with guards turning a blind eye to legal actions.
The prisoners, a overwhelming majority of whom have been in for drug fees, run a cocaine manufacturing unit with the drug "cheaper than a plate of meals".
Violence is rampant as newcomers get stabbed by the thugs or even electrocuted within the shallow pool.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> John has already spent 50 days in the snake pit – yet instances like his can reportedly take up to 90 days to be processed to ensure that a full choice to be made.
His family back in Britain are sick with worry for his safety and simply need him residence.
They've raised virtually £three,000 on GoFundMe to pay for his authorized fees and any necessities that could possibly be delivered to the prison.
The backpacker has been surviving on a ham and cheese toastie and a bowl of broth a day, shopping for food from savvy inmates who set up aspect hustles to get by.
The Brit has been arrested on costs of drug trafficking and awaits his trial[/caption]
His 15-year-old daughter Kaitlyn pleads for her dad return whereas getting ready for her exams[/caption]
John is unaware of what's happening outdoors the prison partitions as he doesn't have any visitors – a privilege reserved for those in a cell.
Meanwhile, other inmates even deliver their wives, youngsters and pets to stay with them in the cell – with youngsters enjoying surrounded by murderers and rapists.
On the opposite end of the world, John's daughter, Kaitlyn, pleads to be reunited together with her dad.
She stated: "I spoke to him final Saturday – he was asking about me, I feel to take his thoughts off the place he's.
"There's barely anybody that speaks English there. He stated it's overrun and soiled – he has to sleep on the floor.
"I've despatched him letters and footage which have managed to get via, however I don't assume there are any guards on the within."
<!--googleoff: all--> <blockquote class="article__quote"> </blockquote> <!--googleon: all--> She speaks to her dad as much as it's potential amid getting ready for her exams and stated John appears "fed up" with ready to see a decide.
Kaitlyn continued: "It's simply been actually disturbing as I'm continually worrying about how he's and on prime of that I've received revision for my exams.
"He stated you only get one meal a day and what they provide him sounds disgusting – some individuals don't get something in any respect.
"I try to converse to him as much as I can to maintain us each constructive. I simply want him to be protected and out of those circumstances."
His household says he's sleeping tough in a "very dangerous place", and hope that the cell will guarantee some safety.
John's good friend, Lewis Powell, managed to talk with him briefly after John acquired maintain of a telephone at one point.
Lewis stated: "It's a very weird type of prison. It's a hellhole.
"You're paying for the privilege of getting a cell in this horrible jail. There's a huge danger to his safety really.
"Once I heard he had been charged with trafficking I assumed god, that's extreme, contemplating there's cartels contained in the prison itself.
"He's only a vacationer travelling South America and he's been caught up on this."
Speaking from here in the UK, Toni, who's making an attempt to help with the legal procedure, stated: "He can only get money in drip feed from the embassy. If he's acquired a load of money, he'll just get robbed.
"I'm scared because he's a British man. He doesn't deserve what's occurring to him in there, he's had no earlier expenses.
"He's a very good dad and his daughter is admittedly missing him."
John is hopeful he gained't should spend your complete 90-day ready term in San Pedro as he anticipates to listen to a decide's ruling relating to his expenses.
A British Embassy consultant in Bolivia confirmed that John was receiving help and that he was incarcerated at San Pedro.
The Ministry of Justice in Bolivia was approached for comment.
Johns family are raising funds to pay for legal fees and necessities to be sent to jail[/caption]
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