UN says 26 die of hunger in overcrowded Congo prison

At least 26 prisoners have died of
hunger in a prison in Congo since the beginning of the
year, U.N. officials said.
The United Nations Mission in Congo sent a team to the
Mbuji-Mayi Central Prison in the province of Kasai
Oriental, about 370 miles (600 kilometers) southeast of the
capital, Kinshasa, the Associated Press reported.
Sylvie Van Wildenberg, a U.N. spokeswoman, said that four
prisoners died during the night of July 13 «as a result of
severe malnutrition.» At least 10 have died since June,
and 26 since the beginning of the year, she said Monday.