Congested Kisumu prison where death stalks detainees

prisoners at Kodiaga Main Prison in Kisumu being served with meals during a Lunch break.The prisoners say that they now get three meals per day and thus have praised the ongoing reforms initiated by the Government on their welfare. [PHOTO/JAMES KEYI/STANDARD]

For troublesome children, a mention of Kodiaga Prison is enough to make them change their behaviour. So, parents have constantly used the penal institution to scare off their wayward children.

While the core function of prisons in Kenya is to rehabilitate offenders and keep in custody those who are awaiting trial, the jails have failed to do exactly that, 52 years after independence.