Other nations that catch Somali pirates are reluctant to send them back because the prisons do not meet international standards. This prison in the coastal city of Berbera, Somalia, dates to the 1880s, and inmates constantly complain about conditions. (Kabir Dhanji for NPR)
Instability reigns in Somalia
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Somalia is one of the world's most lawless countries, one of the reasons why piracy thrives there. Midmorning speaks with a reporter who's recently spent time there.
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Frank Langfitt: NPR's foreign correspondent in East Africa. He recently spent time reporting from Somalia.
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