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Kondengui Central Prison

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  • Deployment of the police at the Kondengui Central Prison, Yaounde, Cameroon, July 23, 2019. ( M. Kindzeka, VOA).jpg

    Photo by M. E. Kindzeka (VOA) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Deployment of the police at the Kondengui Central Prison, Yaounde, Cameroon, July 23, 2019.jpg

    Photo by Moki Edwin Kindzeka (VOA) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • La prison centrale de Yaoundé, au Cameroun, le 22 mars 2018.jpg

    Photo by Emmanuel Jules Ntap (VOA) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Paul Chiy with Balla and Karim Ahmad Khan.png

    Photo by DJC12345 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Police forces are deployed at the Kondengui Central Prison in Yaounde, Cameroon, July 23, 2019. (M. Kindzeka, VOA).jpg

    Photo by M. E. Kindzeka (VOA) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Prisoners are taken from the Kondengui Central Prison in Yaounde, Cameroon, July 23, 2019. (M. Kindzeka, VOA).jpg

    Photo by M. E. Kindzeka (VOA) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Background

Kondengui Central Prison is a maximum security prison in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It has been the subject of numerous international criticisms for its overcrowding and poor conditions. Kondengui was constructed in 1967 and was originally built to house 1,500 inmates. The facility has 16 toilets and 400 beds. In 2002, prisoners were fed one meal a day and given 4.4 ounces of soap every six months.

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Facility profile

Operator

Ministry of Justice of Cameroon

Population held

Mixed/unknown

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Death-row facility

No

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