horrific prison conditions
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This morning, an estimated 160 inmates and detainees at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) in Tafuna are planning to take their complaints about what they describe as ‘horrific’ prison conditions to the Fono.
“There are so many things going on at the TCF that...

![Work on erecting a perimeter wall at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) has already started — as seen in this Samoa News photo taken last Friday afternoon — the Fono has not yet approved a proposed allocation of $900,000 for the project. An ASG distribution list provided to cabinet members shows that the project contractors are “Paramount / Nana’s” with a start date of Sept. 30th. Details in separate story in today’s edition. [photo: FS] Perimiter wall at TCF under construction](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/wall_3555.jpg?itok=GhANIBh5)