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Kondengui Central Prison
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Background
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.
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Facility profile
Operator
Ministry of Justice of CameroonPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
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Death-row facility
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Conditions
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Visiting
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
- Bruno Bekolo-Ebe1950 · university teacher
- Jean-Claude Roger Mbede1979–2014 · LGBTQ rights activist
Jean-Claude Roger Mbede (died 10 January 2014) was a Cameroonian man who was sentenced to three years' imprisonment on charges of homosexuality and attempted homosexuality.
- Jean-Baptiste Nguini Effa1955 · petroleum engineer
- Paul Chouta? · digital journalist
- Alain Fogue Tedom? · university teacher
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q3403965)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Kondengui Central Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kondengui-central-prison
Chicago
"Kondengui Central Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kondengui-central-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-kondengui-central-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Kondengui Central Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kondengui-central-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}