The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced the release of 527 prisoners from Makala central prison in Kinshasa. The Congolese Minister of Justice, Constant Mutamba, delivered two thousand mattresses to the inmates, out of a total of seven thousand mattresses requested by the inmates. The official detailed that his administration seeks to improve the conditions of the penitentiary centers.
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00:00The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced the release of 527
00:04prisoners from the Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa.
00:07Congolese Minister of Justice Constant Mutamba delivered 2,000 mattresses to the inmates
00:12out of a total of 7,000 requested by the prisoners.
00:16The official detailed that his administration seeks to improve the conditions of the penitentiary
00:20centers.
00:21The national government announced the construction of a new prison in Maluku.
00:24The Congo government aims to improve overcrowding, food and health situation in the penitentiary
00:30facilities.