A Delegation of the Community has given a mattress to every inmate of the prison of Tchollir� II - about 130 people - in the North of Cameroon.

In the prison of Tcholir� II, an isolated place located many miles from the main city of the area, conditions are hard: there is no constant medical treatment and food is scarce. Mattresses had always been missing, so the Community decided to make sure the inmates received them.

For several years now the Community has taken care of these prisoners. Some of them have been sentenced to death. The Community helps them with medical aid, food supplements and regular visits. Many of the prisoners keep up a correspondence with people of the Community of Rome.

In the past two years, some of them were released thanks to the efforts of the Community, that contacted the judges and the prison authorities. Other prisoners had their death sentence commuted (16 in the whole country). A few months ago the prisoners even started holding the prayer of the Community.

The prison director, the warders and the doctor were all present at the delivery of the mattresses: it was a wonderful celebration, full of thanks, songs and dances. Afterwards a prayer was held, where they remembered Dominique Green. The prisoners prayed for him and they signed the appeal for his life to be saved.