Tunisia's Prison Crisis Exposes a Broader Failure of Governance Rached Ghannouchi, the 85 year old leader of the Ennahda movement, fainted in Mornaguia prison due to the extreme heat.
This incident is not an isolated event but rather a symptom of a deeper crisis affecting not only prisoners but also Tunisian society as a whole.
Conditions inside Mornaguia prison are appalling, with temperatures reaching 52 degrees Celsius (126 degrees Fahrenheit) and detainees confined to small cells for most of their time.