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Thousands of inmates detained in prisons in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo are in dire need of food and other basic necessities due to the lack of funding by the government since January this year.
The prisoners are reported to be living in squalid conditions in overcrowded facilities.
Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa.....
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