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How prison officer is rewriting the future of inmates' children

 Kakamega GK Prison. [File, Standard]

Every morning, as the heavy prison gates clang shut behind inmates, another, quieter sentence is passed beyond the walls—on the children left behind.

For many, a parent’s incarceration marks the beginning of stigma, hunger, and an abrupt end to schooling.

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