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Kondengui Central Prison is a maximum security prison in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It has been the subject of numerous international criticisms for its overcrowding and poor conditions. Kondengui was constructed in 1967 and was originally built to house 1,500 inmates. The facility has 16 toilets and 400 beds.〔 In 2002, prisoners were fed one meal a day and given 4.4 ounces of soap every six months.〔 In 2003, the US Department of State issued a "scathing" report on Cameroonian prisons in which it noted that Kondengui was severely overcrowded, housing a population of 9,530 in space meant for 2,000. In 2011, Amnesty International described the prison conditions to be "harsh, with inmates suffering overcrowding, poor sanitation and inadequate food. Prison guards are poorly trained, ill-equipped and their numbers inadequate for a big prison population." ==Notable current and past prisoners== *Albert Womah Mukong, a bookstore owner and pro-independence activist who wrote ''Prisoner Without a Crime'' based on his six years in prison during the 1970s and later became the head of Human Rights Defence Group, was imprisoned in Kondengui Central Prison in 2001 for his position on the self-determination of English speakers.〔Moorehead, Caroline. "Prisoner of Conscience: Activist jailed over interview: Albert Mukong", ''The Independent'', 27 March 1989.〕〔Amnesty International. "Cameroon: Human Rights Defender and Political Activists Arrested and Held in Prison", ''Africa News'', 25 October 2002.〕 *Garga Haman Adji, politician, later Minister of Civil Service〔Kini Nsom, ("GARGA HAMAN ADJI: Hunting Embezzlers" ), ''The Post'' (Cameroon), 8 October 2004.〕 *Issa Tchiroma Bakary, politician, later Minister of Communication〔Xavier Messè, ("Issa Tchiroma Bakary : Je n'ai pas de rancune" ), ''Mutations'', 6 April 2009 .〕 *Jean-Claude Roger Mbede, imprisoned for homosexuality and named a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International *Enoh Meyomesse, dissident poet and presidential candidate imprisoned on widely disputed theft charges. Amnesty International, which does not have a permanent office in Cameroon, had named Meyomesse a prisoner of conscience.〔Amnesty International, (''Annual Report: Cameroon 2013'' ), May 23, 2013.〕 On April 16, 2015, after 40 months and 15 days in custody since his arrest on November 22, 2011, Enoh Meyomesse was finally declared not guilty and sprung from Kondengui Central Prison.〔Moudio, B. C., (''Justice: Enoh Meyomesse Libre'' ). La Nouvelle Expression, April 17, 2015.〕 *Germain Cyrille Ngota Ngota, journalist whose arrest and death while in detention were protested by Reporters Without Borders〔Reporters Without Borders. 2010. “Sick Journalist Dies in Prison.” Retrieved September 20, 2011 ().〕 and the Committee to Protect Journalists 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kondengui Central Prison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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