Adelabad Prison, the central prison of the city of Shiraz, is considered one of the largest detention facilities in Iran. The prison consists of multiple wards, including general wards, political wards, the “Ebrat” ward, and a women’s ward. It is widely known for its poor sanitary and welfare conditions and for maintaining inhumane detention standards. The situation has further deteriorated due to severe prison overcrowding following the mass arrests during the January protests and, more recently, under wartime conditions, exacerbating ongoing human rights violations against prisoners.
Deaths in custody resulting from inadequate oversight and denial of medical care have previously been reported in this prison. On 19 March 2025, a Baluch prisoner, Karim Rigi, died in Adelabad Prison after suffering a cardiac arrest and being denied timely medical treatment. Rigi had been detained since 2021 on drug-related charges and had remained in legal limbo in the prison’s general ward for years without a final verdict being issued in his case. Another prisoner, Sajjad Shabani, a father of three who was imprisoned in Shiraz on non-political charges died on Tuesday, 29 October 2025, after authorities delayed his transfer to a hospital. Shabani had previously undergone heart surgery and was in critical condition, requiring an urgent second operation. However, prison authorities reportedly refused to transfer him to medical facilities, a failure that ultimately cost him his life.
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