Nancy Chepkoech was only two months pregnant when she was convicted of murder in February 2013.
Chepokoech’s worry was how she was going to handle labour and delivery while in prison.
Pleading for probation
She even pleaded with the judge to put her on probation.
Women inmates recount the challenges faced as moms behind bars. Photo: Langata Women Maximum Security Prison.Source: UGC
At the prison, Chepkoech wakes up at 6am and prepares her son for school.
She also ensures that her son has breakfast from the prisons facility.
Gichu observed that children as young as one month old lived with their jailed mothers in terrible situations.
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