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Cameroon

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Prison population

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Sentenced + remand

Rate per 100,000

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Per 100,000 residents

Occupancy

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At or under capacity

Pre-trial / remand

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Share not yet sentenced

Female prisoners

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Foreign nationals

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Conditions risk — across 23 facilities

Average of our computed Conditions Risk Score across the country's facilities. Methodology · Browse highest-risk

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national average
23 unknown

Prisons in Cameroon

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23 facilities in our database.

Bafoussam prison

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Bangangté Penitentiary

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Bertoua prison

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Douala Ngoma central prison

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Kondengui Central Prison

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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New Bell Prison

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Ngaoundéré prison

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Principal Prison Ndop

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison

Cameroon · Dschang

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison

Cameroon · Kribi

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison central de buea

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison Centrale d'Ebolowa

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison Centrale De Garoua

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison centrale de Maroua

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison d'Abong Mbang

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison de Mantoum

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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prison de NGOUMOU

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison de Yoko

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison Principale

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison principale de Bengbis

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison Principale de Sa'a

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison Principale de Yabassi

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Prison Principale de Yagoua

Cameroon

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Data completeness

10%

Score based on how many fields are populated. We surface this so you know where the gaps are.

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