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Petty offenders jam prisons as congestion hits crisis level

Some of the inmates make vehicle number plates at Kamiti Maximum Prison. (Photo:File/Standard)

A crisis is brewing in the prisons as the inmate population rises beyond the facilities’ holding capacity.

More worrying, however, are the thousands of pre-trial detainees and petty offenders languishing in the congested jails holding hardcore criminals.

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