Makala Prison: Behind bars at DR Congo's most notorious jail

More than 100 inmates died trying to flee Makala Prison - the latest disaster to hit the overcrowded jail.

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“Makala is a true hell,” Stanis Bujakera, a former inmate and journalist, told the BBC about DR Congo's largest jail.

Bujakera was sent to the notorious Makala Prison in September last year, after the authorities accused him of writing an article that alleged the military were involved in an opposition politician's death. He spent six months there.

“Makala is not a prison, but a detention centre resembling a concentration camp, where people are sent to die,” he said.

The prison, located in capital city Kinshasa, has a capacity of 1,500 prisoners but is estimated to hold around 10 times more.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjwknzy20xo

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