Morocco’s Death Row: Study Reveals Demographics of 59 Condemned Prisoners

The same study, presented in Rabat on the World Day Against the Death Penalty and reported by 2m.ma, reveals that 98% of them are men and 29% are married. Moreover, of these married people, it appears that more than three-quarters have between 1 and 2 children and 25% have 3 to 6 children.

According to the same study, most of these detainees, sentenced to deprivation of liberty, are found in the large penitentiary establishments of Tangier, Kenitra and Safi, with 82% of them in individual cells.

The study also shows that 18% of those sentenced to death have already lost contact with their loved ones, for various reasons.

Furthermore, two-thirds of the detained parents of children said they did not receive visits from their children. According to the same document, 65% of these detainees have requested royal pardon.

It should be noted that 90% of the people surveyed suffer from illnesses (63% psychological and 37% chronic) for which most receive medical care, although 12% said they have no follow-up for theirs.

It should be noted that the death penalty, although not effective since 1994, continues to be pronounced by some courts in the kingdom.