The second important reason for torture is simply financial extortion. Everything is for sale - from the simple act of loosening fetters to the provision of facilities in jail. Organized corruption supports torture. Those with money and influence can pay their way out of torture. They can pay for a little extra fresh air, greater movement across the barracks and the use of cell phones and even the provision of drugs. An NCHR inspection of Lahore District Jail revealed that of the 3800 inmates at the jail, some 900 were still drug addicts. At Adiala Jail some 1404 inmates were drug addicts. How the drugs were procured is another issue that needs to be investigated. Most of the victims of this penal system are those who belong to economically and socially marginalized segments of the society. They do not have the means to access the courts nor has the State fulfilled its constitutional obligation in ensuring that each citizen receives 'inexpensive and expeditious' justice mandated under Article 37(d) of the Constitution. The prisoners complain against the present administration of justice system in which their trials and appeals are pending adjudication for several years. This long delay, according to them, is in violation of their fundamental rights. Several prisoners informed about their helplessness in accessing the courts as their challans were not being submitted in a timely manner before the courts. 14

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