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WARNING DISTRESSING FOOTAGE Youngsters are seen barely able to move as they are packed into tiny, filthy cells in heartbreaking footage from Madagascar
Horrifying footage and photos show children crammed into fithy, over-crowded jails alongside convicted criminals - with hundreds dying because of poor conditions.
Youngsters are seen barely able to move as they pack into tiny cells surrounded by adult prisoners in Madagascar.
Most do not have access to toilets or showers, and the buildings are infested with rats and bugs.
Almost half are suffering from moderate or severe malnutrition because there is not enough food to go around.
Human rights groups have claimed the country's prisons are at breaking point, with the number of children detained before trial increasing at a "worrying" rate.