Inmates allowed to visit quake victim relatives
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April 26, 2010, Monday
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IN a hospital ward, 31-year-old prison inmate Samphel hugs his father, cousin and elder sister, tears in their eyes.
It is their first reunion since the quake on April 14 that has killed at least 2,203 people, including Samphel's niece, in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu in Qinghai Province.
Still serving time for robbery in Xichuan Prison in provincial capital Xining, Samphel was allowed to visit family members being treated in the same city on Saturday.
Samphel sat at the bedside of his sister Padma, holding her hand. She suffered a broken leg, a seriously injured lower back and lost her 17-year-old daughter in the quake.
"Padma never reveals her feelings in front of us. We only hear her weeping alone at night. She is traumatized. We hope her brother's visit can bring some comfort," said doctor Li Dongling.
Samphel was among the first to donate to the quake zone. He even wrote a story to a newspaper, remembering the people who died, said Deputy Warden Wang Jianming, who accompanied him to hospital.
"I will behave well to earn an early release from prison so I can pray in the temples for the dead and rebuild our homeland with my family as soon as possible," Samphel said.
More than 100 prisoners were residents of Yushu. Some of them lost family members in the quake. Many others lost contact with their families, Wang said.
The prison is doing its best to keep prisoners updated about family members. Also, it has been arranging family reunions since April 21. So far, five prisoners have met with family members being treated in Xining, Wang said.
It is their first reunion since the quake on April 14 that has killed at least 2,203 people, including Samphel's niece, in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu in Qinghai Province.
Still serving time for robbery in Xichuan Prison in provincial capital Xining, Samphel was allowed to visit family members being treated in the same city on Saturday.
Samphel sat at the bedside of his sister Padma, holding her hand. She suffered a broken leg, a seriously injured lower back and lost her 17-year-old daughter in the quake.
"Padma never reveals her feelings in front of us. We only hear her weeping alone at night. She is traumatized. We hope her brother's visit can bring some comfort," said doctor Li Dongling.
Samphel was among the first to donate to the quake zone. He even wrote a story to a newspaper, remembering the people who died, said Deputy Warden Wang Jianming, who accompanied him to hospital.
"I will behave well to earn an early release from prison so I can pray in the temples for the dead and rebuild our homeland with my family as soon as possible," Samphel said.
More than 100 prisoners were residents of Yushu. Some of them lost family members in the quake. Many others lost contact with their families, Wang said.
The prison is doing its best to keep prisoners updated about family members. Also, it has been arranging family reunions since April 21. So far, five prisoners have met with family members being treated in Xining, Wang said.
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