Brazzaville — The director-general of Congo's prison service, Paul Morossa, has admitted serious overcrowding in prisons, but does not think imminent improvements are possible.
Prisons built 70 years ago - one in Brazzaville, meant to accommodate 150 inmates, and one in Pointe Noire, meant accommodate 75 - currently house 700 and 300 inmates respectively, he told IRIN.
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