Inmates in Karaj’s central prison are suffering from various illnesses. While the capacity of the wards is between 100 to 150 prisoners, some wards hold up to 600 inmates. Due to the lack of space, the inmates are forced to spend the nights in the ward’s corridors. The sick prisoners are not given medicine and treatment. At most, only 25 inmates are checked by a physician during one week. The prison physicians write one prescription for every 10 inmates. The prescriptions are usually simple pills for colds and flues and do not resolve the illnesses such as diabetes, heart problems, hepatitis and Aids. In an analysis over the high death rate in this prison, the lack of preliminary treatment and preventions has been found to be the main element.