Credits: © Boniface Mwangi/OSF
Country: Kenya

Mombasa Detention Centre, Mombasa, Kenya

Prisoners at Mombasa Detention Centre built in 1924 by the Colonial Government. Nine in 10 suspects in pretrial custody have been granted bail or bond but cannot afford the terms, according to an audit by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) of Kenya. About the same proportion have no legal representation. In Kenya, the majority of remandees are wasting away in custody even though they had been granted bail, some for longer than they would spend in prison were they to be found guilty. A high number of these people are charged with petty offences that should not attract a custodial sanction.

Theme:
Infractions mineures
Droits humains
Détention provisoire
Prisons
People Groups:
Les personnes en détention
Les personnes handicapées (physiques/mentales)
Les personnes consommant des drogues
Les personnes âgées
Les personnes sans abri
Les travailleurs informels
Personnes LGBTQIA+
Les personnes affectées par le déplacement (y compris les migrants et les réfugiés)
Les personnes en situation de pauvreté
Les personnes noirs, autochtones et de couleur (BIPOC)