Prison overcrowding is a social phenomenon occurring when the demand for space in a prison exceeds the capacity for prisoners. == By country == === Egypt === Amnesty International reported on 25 January 2021 the abuse of prisoners in Egypt not only by physical/mental torture, cruelty, or inhumanity but also by overcrowding of the prison cells with the arrested activists and rights defenders, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prison overcrowding is a social phenomenon occurring when the demand for space in a prison exceeds the capacity for prisoners. == By country == === Egypt === Amnesty International reported on 25 January 2021 the abuse of prisoners in Egypt not only by physical/mental torture, cruelty, or inhumanity but also by overcrowding of the prison cells with the arrested activists and rights defenders, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
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