The governor of Kasai, Nogy Kasandji, acknowledged the problem of a lack of food and healthcare for prisoners in the province, saying there was no provision in the province’s budget for such expenditure.
"That prison is really not adequate for a city with a population of 3.5 million people. It should be relocated and enlarged," he said. The prison was designed to accommodate 100 inmates, but now holds 398 people - 387 men and 11 women.
This report comes out of Mbuji Mayi, the provincial capital of Kasai Oriental (known as East Kasai). I work with the people in Kananga, the provincial capital of Kasai Occidental (West Kasai).
It is not a surprise. These persons in prison are "the least of the least". Unfortunately, some of the people are being improperly held.
I wonder what the conditions are like at the prison in Kananga. I have known people who have spent months in that prison.
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