 The men are on a 22/ 23 hour lock up in the cells so the risk of diseases is very high.Unable to receive sufficient funds from the government as Haiti endures severe natural disasters which takes up their attention and resources, such as the 2010 earthquake, has caused deadly cases of malnutrition, combined with the tight living conditions, increases the risk of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis which has led to 21 deaths in January 2017 alone at the Port-au-Prince penitentiary.Haitian law states that once arrested, one must go before a judge within 48 hours; however, this is very rare.