Kenya: Government Challenged to Restructure Prisons for PWDs

16 November 2012

Inmates with disabilities are living in unsuitable conditions in prisons. Special facilities are not provided for them, some of whom are not allowed to use their crutches for fear that they could be used as weapons. Consultant James Atema explains.

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