The prison is managed by a staff of 67 whose average salary ranged from 420 to 600 Ethiopian Birr per month, that is, about 52 to 75 US Dollars a month. This is the salary for an average Ethiopian civil servant. The Special Rapporteur addresses prisoners in the Awasa prison Table 4 shows the prisoners’ composition in the Awasa prison. No. Category Male Female Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Death Sentence Life Imprisonment More than 1 and up to 25 years Up to 1 year Awaiting sentence Awaiting trial and trial Children 10 87 16 552 269 2 4 20 14 5 0 10 91 16 572 283 7 Total 936 43 979 16 Report of the Mission of the Special Rapporteur on Prisons to Ethiopia 15 – 29 March 2004