British Teenager Behind Bars for Drug Smuggling: Mother Moved to Easier Prison Conditions
A 19-year-old British girl, pregnant and accused of smuggling 12kg of marijuana into Georgia, has been transferred to a prison with improved conditions - including a proper toilet and more fresh air. The teenager's mother revealed that her daughter had previously endured harsh treatment at Rustavi Prison No 5, where inmates were forced to share showers twice a week and use a hole in the ground as a toilet.
However, after being moved to a new facility, Culley now enjoys two hours of daily exercise, access to a communal kitchen, and even gets to cook meals with her fellow inmates. "She now gets two hours out for walking, she can use the communal kitchen, has a shower in her room and a proper toilet," said Kennedy, describing the improved conditions.
The teenager's case has drawn international attention, with reports suggesting that she was subjected to torture by gangsters in Thailand before being forced to bring the drugs into Georgia. Culley's family is now seeking to have her sentence reduced as part of a plea deal, and her lawyers are negotiating with authorities in the hope of securing a pardon.
The full extent of Culley's ordeal remains unclear, but it has sparked widespread concern about human rights abuses within the Georgian prison system. With her lawyer planning to appeal to the president for a pardon, the fate of the young mother-to-be hangs in the balance - and her family is doing everything it can to secure her release back home where she belongs.
A 19-year-old British girl, pregnant and accused of smuggling 12kg of marijuana into Georgia, has been transferred to a prison with improved conditions - including a proper toilet and more fresh air. The teenager's mother revealed that her daughter had previously endured harsh treatment at Rustavi Prison No 5, where inmates were forced to share showers twice a week and use a hole in the ground as a toilet.
However, after being moved to a new facility, Culley now enjoys two hours of daily exercise, access to a communal kitchen, and even gets to cook meals with her fellow inmates. "She now gets two hours out for walking, she can use the communal kitchen, has a shower in her room and a proper toilet," said Kennedy, describing the improved conditions.
The teenager's case has drawn international attention, with reports suggesting that she was subjected to torture by gangsters in Thailand before being forced to bring the drugs into Georgia. Culley's family is now seeking to have her sentence reduced as part of a plea deal, and her lawyers are negotiating with authorities in the hope of securing a pardon.
The full extent of Culley's ordeal remains unclear, but it has sparked widespread concern about human rights abuses within the Georgian prison system. With her lawyer planning to appeal to the president for a pardon, the fate of the young mother-to-be hangs in the balance - and her family is doing everything it can to secure her release back home where she belongs.
This whole thing just breaks my heart. I mean, 12kg of marijuana? That's a lot to be carrying around for some gangsters. And then to think that this poor girl was tortured in Thailand and had to endure all that crap before being locked up in Georgia... it's just not right.
She went from using a hole as a toilet to cooking meals with her inmates. Meanwhile, her mom's just trying to get her daughter the best chance at a life without a sentence that'll affect her unborn baby 
... a 19-yr-old girl forced to spend her days in harsh conditions just because she was coerced into smuggling weed? Like, what's the sentence for kidnapping and human trafficking again? And now they're trying to downplay it by saying she's living better in some new prison? Poor kid is going through all this while pregnant 
. The fact that her mom had to deal with the original prison being so inhumane just adds to my outrage 
...and what about all the ppl who were 'helping' her get into this situation in Thailand? Justice for this girl and her family, ASAP! 
It's not like she committed any crime on her own, just because she was coerced into bringing those drugs is no excuse for the way she's been treated.
Let's keep an eye on this situation and hope for the best!
it's like they're just taking advantage of people who are already in vulnerable situations.
I hope her lawyer can get her sentence reduced or even secure a pardon - she deserves it after everything she's been through. 
this is crazy stuff going on with Culley 
It's good that she's been moved to better conditions now, but I'm still worried about her safety and well-being 
. The fact that she can cook meals with fellow inmates is just wild 
. And this is all because of human rights abuses in Georgia's prison system 
. Hope Culley gets the pardon she needs soon 
. btw, it's crazy that her lawyers are negotiating for a pardon... fingers crossed they can get this girl out of there and back home 
. I hope her lawyer can get her out of there and back home soon. She deserves better than this. Two hours of exercise and access to a communal kitchen are nice, but what about some actual rehabilitation or counseling? That's what I think she needs right now 
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man, this is like, so sad but also kinda amazing at the same time? Like, I feel awful for Culley, being stuck in prison and all, but at least now she's getting some basic human rights, you know? A proper toilet and showers can make such a big difference, especially when you're pregnant. It's like, her body is going through so much already, but now she gets to enjoy some dignity too. 
And two hours of exercise a day? That's like, a total game-changer for mental health! I'm also super curious about what happened to Culley before she ended up in prison - all these allegations of torture are wild. Fingers crossed her case gets resolved and she can get back to her life soon. 
. Culley was already dealing with a lot, being pregnant and all, and now she gets moved to a slightly better prison but it's still not great. And what about the 12kg of weed? shouldn't she get some credit for just not killing herself in that place lol? 
. The idea of sharing showers twice a week and using a hole in the ground as a toilet is just gross 
. I mean, who wouldn't want their kid stuck with a hole in the ground as a toilet?