Monrovia, Feb. 9 -- Relief has begun to reach inmates at the Gbarnga Central Prison following intervention by Jeety Rubber and its subsidiary, Salala Rubber Corporation, to address a prolonged water crisis that left prisoners and officers struggling for basic survival for more than a year.

The action comes shortly after FrontPage Africa published two investigative reports last week detailing the dire water situation at the correctional facility, where access to safe drinking water had collapsed since December 2025.

Inmates were reportedly forced to depend on nearby communities for water, a situation prison authorities and human rights advocates described as degrading and unsafe.

Responding to the public outcry generated by the reports,...