A/HRC/33/63 111. The training needs of judicial personnel, including lawyers, are considerable and concern areas such as the role of the examining magistrate, the storage and safekeeping of files, the conduct of victim and witness hearings in criminal cases, and the enforcement of sentences. 112. The prison service was already underdeveloped before the 2013 conflict and it remains barely functional. While administrators have been appointed for the country’s 38 prisons, only 7 are taking in detainees and just 11 are staffed: those at Baboua, Berbérati, Bimbo, Boda, Bossangoa, Bossembélé, Bouar, Bria, Kaga Bandoro and Mbaiki, and the central prison at Ngaragba (including the Camp de Roux facility). 113. There are currently five detention centres outside Bangui (Bangassou, Berbérati, Bouar, Bria and Mbaiki), holding about 230 of the country’s 600-strong prison population. Infrastructure is generally dilapidated and the food budget is clearly insufficient. Camp de Roux, an annex of Ngaragba prison located on a Central African Republic armed forces base in Bangui, holds 12 high-profile inmates accused of serious crimes. The Independent Expert also notes the existence of several illegal detention centres in parts of the country controlled by armed groups, notably at Kaga Bandoro. 114. Despite the legislation passed in 2012 that provided for the civilian administration of prisons, there are fewer than 60 civilian prison officers, only 8 of whom have received the relevant security training. The armed forces are currently responsible for maintaining security at the prisons of Bangui, Berbérati, Bouar, Bria and Mbaiki, although its personnel are not trained for this purpose. The members of the armed forces responsible for prison security often have close links with the detainees, who are sometimes former members of the armed forces or of the anti-balaka faction. A MINUSCA contingent is currently providing perimeter security to forestall potential attacks. 115. After MINUSCA was put in charge of national prison staffing in Bangui and Bouar, trained female prison officers took over the management of the Bimbo women’s prison near Bangui. During her March visit, the Independent Expert expressed concern over the serious allegations of the rape of detainees at Bimbo, and raised the issue with the public prosecutor. The Independent Expert expressed satisfaction that the management of detainees is now the responsibility of female prison officers, trained in prison administration by MINUSCA and the Ministry of Justice. She encourages the authorities to assign more female staff to other detention centres and penal institutions, including in management and administrative positions, and to ensure that they receive an appropriate wage. 116. The public prosecutor at the court of first instance in Bangui highlighted the positive contribution of MINUSCA to prison administration, which had resulted in a gradual demilitarization of detention facilities and a reduction in the number of escapes. V. Conclusions and recommendations A. Conclusions 117. During her previous visit, the Independent Expert noted that civil society was concerned and expressed the hope that the implementation of the Government’s first measures would be inclusive and strategic, especially in the field of security and justice. She also noted the frustration and sense of exclusion felt by young people, women and religious communities in Bangui and the country’s interior. 118. The Independent Expert highlights the importance of ensuring first and foremost the restoration of the State and the protection of civilians, and of embarking 18 GE.16-12727