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Population held

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Death-row facility

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Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Lambo Sandjo Pierre Roger
    Lambo Sandjo Pierre Roger
    1957–2014 · musician
  • Jean-Baptiste Nguini Effa
    1955 · petroleum engineer
  • Mimi Mefo Takambou
    Mimi Mefo Takambou
    1989 · journalist

    Mimi Mefo Newuh (born May 16, 1989; with the maiden name Takambou in Baleng, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian journalist and human rights activist who reports on the Anglophone Crisis and advocates for press freedom.

  • Bertrand Teyou
    1969–2020 · writer

    Bertrand Zepherin Teyou (March 17, 1969 - January 22, 2020) was a Cameroonian author.

  • Shakiro
    1997 · activist

    Shakiro (born 29 July 1997) is a Cameroonian human rights activist.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

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World Prisons. (2026). New Bell Prison. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/new-bell-prison
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-new-bell-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {New Bell Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/new-bell-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}