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How Kenya’s jailhouse lawyer turned a life sentence into a legal career behind bars
- Kamande earned a law degree while in Lang’ata prison and graduated in 2024 as valedictorian.
- She now helps other incarcerated women draft submissions and understand their cases.
- Her death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2023 as part of broader reforms in Kenya.
- Kamande uses her education to advocate for reforms on parole and definite terms for life sentences.
- Kamande credits prison staff for supporting her education and rehabilitation.
- Justice Defenders helped Kamande pursue legal training while incarcerated.
- Kamande hopes to defend herself on grounds of battered woman syndrome at a retrial.
- Kenya’s system currently houses thousands of women in remand or serving sentences.
- Kamande’s story highlights the role of education in prison rehabilitation.
- Kamande aims to publish poems and write about her experiences.
- The Guardian covered Kamande’s life and plans extensively in a feature.
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