Content_paragraphs:  The presidential decree of 31 December on the remission of sentences resulted
  
  in the release of approximately 400 prisoners, including 13 women. Nonetheless, the
  
  overcrowding in Ngaragba prison continued to pose security and health risks. The
  
  
  
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  second round of recruitment of 151 civilian prison officers, including 25 women,
  
  occurred with the support of MINUSCA and UNDP; 1,885 candidates, including 400
  
  women, participated. MINUSCA oversaw the refurbishment of the prison in Bambari
  
  and the training of prison officers to be deployed there. Prison security in the
  
  prefectures remains a concern owing to the lack of corrections personnel.