A State of Denial
The Bill Sampson Story
Inside a Saudi Prison
Justice in Saudi Arabia
Resources
Update
Justice in Saudi Arabia

INSIDE A SAUDI PRISON

 
Ron Jones is an accountant who spent 67 days in a Saudi jail after being accused of setting a car bomb outside a bookstore in downtown Riyadh. While there he was subjected to brutal beatings - all to extract signed confessions of his guilt. Read more about his ordeal.



the fifth estate built a set to replicate the interior of a Saudi jail cell which has been home for Canadian Bill Sampson since December 2000. It is a rare glimpse what life is like inside the secretive Saudi prison system. Find out more about the jail cell.



Many westerners have experienced the dark side of Saudi justice. They tell of unlawful arrests, beatings and threats against family members. Read more interview clips from people who were interviewed by the fifth estate for A State of Denial.


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Broadcast December 11, 2002 on CBC News: the fifth estate
UPDATED in October 2004