RDC: Suspension of Inmates Admissions at Overcrowded Makala Prison a First Step

✅ Good News — Flash Radio shares this positive update with you. The RDC government announced the end of inmate admissions to the central Makala prison in Kinshasa, as detention conditions are deemed increasingly critical due to the growing number of detainees: over 16,000 are held for an initial capacity of 1,500 places. For Mia Tshimanga, Project Detention Coordinator at Médecins Sans Frontières, this announcement is a positive step. ⏱️ 1 min read. The facts and recent developments. However, 'limiting this to a first step could risk shifting the problem elsewhere, particularly in the cells of police stations,' she warns. 'Limiting this to a first step could risk shifting the problem elsewhere, particularly in the cells of police stations.' ⚡ Key Points ▸ The RDC government announced the end of inmate admissions to the central Makala prison in Kinshasa, as detention conditions are deemed increasingly critical due to the growing number of detainees: over 16,000 are held for an initial capacity of 1,500 places. ▸ For Mia Tshimanga, Project Detention Coordinator at Médecins Sans Frontières, this announcement is a positive step. ▸ However, 'limiting this to a first step could risk shifting the problem elsewhere, particularly in the cells of police stations,' she warns. Follow the news live on Flash Radio. The news is also followed live: listen to Radio Tunis Nationale, Jawhara FM, and Radio Med on Flash Radio, without registration. 🏛️ Radio Tunis Nationale live Nationale 🎶 Jawhara FM live 102.5 MHz — General Public 📻 Radio Med live 100.0 MHz — Generalist All news dispatches from the Current Affairs section are on All Flash Radio News, and the reading continues with Radio Med on the Flash Radio Live Player. 💬 Flash Chat — Giving Voice to Listeners And you, what is your view on 'RDC: Suspension of Inmates Admissions at Overcrowded Makala Prison'