More than 100 killed in failed DR Congo jailbreak

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Twenty-four people were shot dead and many others suffocated in a crush, the authorities say.

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some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Makala Prison, dating from the 1950s, has a capacity of 1,500 prisoners, but more than 14,000 inmates were being held there, AFP reports.

Holy shit.

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At the time it was estimated that only 6% of the prisoners were actually serving sentences - the rest were stuck in DR Congo’s legal system where cases can drag on for years.

Efffff. Bleak.

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- quick@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Have they ever hear of bails or probation?
  
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xiao@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
An under-publicized world war.

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