Content_paragraphs:  The situation in prisons remained challenging, with the prison population
  
  exceeding the holding capacity by about 235 per cent. At least 27 people, including
  
  one woman, died in detention during the second quarter of the year from various
  
  causes, including hunger, lack of proper medical assistance and violence between and
  
  against detainees. In addition, more than 105 inmates escaped from detention centres.
  
  
  
   
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  Both figures represent a decrease from those recorded in the previous quarter. In the
  
  context of COVID-19, MONUSCO continued to monitor the situation in detention
  
  facilities, including police stations and holding cells, and advocated measures to
  
  reduce prison overcrowding. As a result, 3,214 detainees were released by judicial
  
  authorities. MONUSCO continued to follow up on the recommendations adopted at
  
  the joint high-level advocacy workshop on the management of children and women
  
  prisoners in conflict, while providing technical and logistical support for the drafting
  
  and adoption of new prison laws.
  
   
  
   
  
   C. Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration