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Home›African Arguments›Country›East›Kenya›They were sentenced to death. Got law degrees in prison. Then got free.›Kenya prisons Ochieng’ poses for a photo during hius graduation at the Kamiti maximum security prison on October 31, 2019 [Photo Credit – African Prisons Project]

Kenya prisons Ochieng’ poses for a photo during hius graduation at the Kamiti maximum security prison on October 31, 2019 [Photo Credit – African Prisons Project]

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Willis Ochieng’ graduating from his law degree at Kamiti maximum security prison in October 2019. Credit: African Prisons Project

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