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How education programs are changing the way we run our prisons | Patrick Mwenda | TEDxKamitiPrison


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[Music] education program in the reasons can

education program in the reasons can

education program in the reasons can really change people completely in 2008

really change people completely in 2008

really change people completely in 2008 Naivasha was usually in the news for the

Naivasha was usually in the news for the

Naivasha was usually in the news for the wrong reasons this because the place was

wrong reasons this because the place was

wrong reasons this because the place was chaotic the place was under Honorable

chaotic the place was under Honorable

chaotic the place was under Honorable after some time all this code changed

after some time all this code changed

after some time all this code changed completely

completely

completely I want to remind all of us that in 2008

I want to remind all of us that in 2008

I want to remind all of us that in 2008 we are the two main blocks which were

we are the two main blocks which were

we are the two main blocks which were accumulated which was accumulating the

accumulated which was accumulating the

accumulated which was accumulating the sentence inmates

sentence inmates

sentence inmates and these inmates used to stay in that

and these inmates used to stay in that

and these inmates used to stay in that block through the day without any kind

block through the day without any kind

block through the day without any kind of engagement the problem of navaja was

of engagement the problem of navaja was

of engagement the problem of navaja was twofold we had problems with the staff

twofold we had problems with the staff

twofold we had problems with the staff and problems with inmates the problems

and problems with inmates the problems

and problems with inmates the problems with officers was simply because there

with officers was simply because there

with officers was simply because there were too much into trafficking within

were too much into trafficking within

were too much into trafficking within amis brats who are common people putting

amis brats who are common people putting

amis brats who are common people putting on duty or drug was common image taking

on duty or drug was common image taking

on duty or drug was common image taking those drugs was common but at some point

those drugs was common but at some point

those drugs was common but at some point we said this will not continue and we

we said this will not continue and we

we said this will not continue and we made a major decision as an institution

made a major decision as an institution

made a major decision as an institution and we said we will deal with officers

and we said we will deal with officers

and we said we will deal with officers and we will deal with in weeks and we

and we will deal with in weeks and we

and we will deal with in weeks and we told them our officers and you needed to

told them our officers and you needed to

told them our officers and you needed to change those who were ready to change we

change those who were ready to change we

change those who were ready to change we went together and we really took very

went together and we really took very

went together and we really took very painful decisions because several of

painful decisions because several of

painful decisions because several of them were dismissed from work others

them were dismissed from work others

them were dismissed from work others were taken to other places because of

were taken to other places because of

were taken to other places because of their that contact now the major trading

their that contact now the major trading

their that contact now the major trading point in Russia was 2000

point in Russia was 2000

point in Russia was 2000 9 when around 1300 enemies who are on

9 when around 1300 enemies who are on

9 when around 1300 enemies who are on death row who are permuted Trice and we

death row who are permuted Trice and we

death row who are permuted Trice and we embark on a serious education program

embark on a serious education program

embark on a serious education program because all the other places were full

because all the other places were full

because all the other places were full the vocational a carpentry all those

the vocational a carpentry all those

the vocational a carpentry all those were full so our major issue was ready

were full so our major issue was ready

were full so our major issue was ready to talk to these guys who and Etro and

to talk to these guys who and Etro and

to talk to these guys who and Etro and their sentences were commuted to life to

their sentences were commuted to life to

their sentences were commuted to life to join the decryption program which was

join the decryption program which was

join the decryption program which was available but it has a lot of challenges

available but it has a lot of challenges

available but it has a lot of challenges we had no classrooms in fact they were

we had no classrooms in fact they were

we had no classrooms in fact they were studying on an open area what was

studying on an open area what was

studying on an open area what was separating one level to the other was

separating one level to the other was

separating one level to the other was just the teacher and blood would

just the teacher and blood would

just the teacher and blood would otherwise it was eye open place and it

otherwise it was eye open place and it

otherwise it was eye open place and it was not easy but Mercedes even in those

was not easy but Mercedes even in those

was not easy but Mercedes even in those challenges at the end of 2008 we managed

challenges at the end of 2008 we managed

challenges at the end of 2008 we managed to attain a – in that kind of

to attain a – in that kind of

to attain a – in that kind of environment and one of the inmates

environment and one of the inmates

environment and one of the inmates joined Nairobi University and today is a

joined Nairobi University and today is a

joined Nairobi University and today is a doctor in vet medicine from rat less now

doctor in vet medicine from rat less now

doctor in vet medicine from rat less now we are back to seriously on a more on

we are back to seriously on a more on

we are back to seriously on a more on that program because of the right number

that program because of the right number

that program because of the right number and we do not have enough to just to

and we do not have enough to just to

and we do not have enough to just to take care of the limits what we did

take care of the limits what we did

take care of the limits what we did inmates became teachers to thoroughly

inmates became teachers to thoroughly

inmates became teachers to thoroughly mix and we recruited 86 of them to teach

mix and we recruited 86 of them to teach

mix and we recruited 86 of them to teach the others officers were just 80 so you

the others officers were just 80 so you

the others officers were just 80 so you can see a facility with about 1400 in

can see a facility with about 1400 in

can see a facility with about 1400 in school and the majority of the teachers

school and the majority of the teachers

school and the majority of the teachers were limits

were limits

were limits I think that has not happened anywhere

I think that has not happened anywhere

I think that has not happened anywhere else in the world

else in the world

else in the world we’re limits our teachers in the in the

we’re limits our teachers in the in the

we’re limits our teachers in the in the penile institution and the performance

penile institution and the performance

penile institution and the performance innovation right now is comparable with

innovation right now is comparable with

innovation right now is comparable with in any other school in the community

after those same changes we decided what

after those same changes we decided what can we do for prisoners so that they can

can we do for prisoners so that they can

can we do for prisoners so that they can new ekkada they can improve in the

new ekkada they can improve in the

new ekkada they can improve in the education program what we did we

education program what we did we

education program what we did we introduced proper visiting be now

introduced proper visiting be now

introduced proper visiting be now inmates can sit here and the Vista where

inmates can sit here and the Vista where

inmates can sit here and the Vista where they can shake shake hands we decided to

they can shake shake hands we decided to

they can shake shake hands we decided to introduce specific activities cultural

introduce specific activities cultural

introduce specific activities cultural activities Family Days made a difference

activities Family Days made a difference

activities Family Days made a difference concretely because their families would

concretely because their families would

concretely because their families would come and direct the follow up what are

come and direct the follow up what are

come and direct the follow up what are you doing in this facility and after

you doing in this facility and after

you doing in this facility and after some time the performance of the

some time the performance of the

some time the performance of the institution improved completely and now

institution improved completely and now

institution improved completely and now as we speak we have four more inmates

as we speak we have four more inmates

as we speak we have four more inmates who perform do very well and they’re in

who perform do very well and they’re in

who perform do very well and they’re in various universities in this country one

various universities in this country one

various universities in this country one of them one of them is right now doing

of them one of them is right now doing

of them one of them is right now doing medicine and surgery and the nura

medicine and surgery and the nura

medicine and surgery and the nura University and what we did we tried and

University and what we did we tried and

University and what we did we tried and they got somebody to sponsor that

they got somebody to sponsor that

they got somebody to sponsor that gentleman now is within a few years you

gentleman now is within a few years you

gentleman now is within a few years you become a doctor so and so another

become a doctor so and so another

become a doctor so and so another product from the same place is now in

product from the same place is now in

product from the same place is now in masseter Bureau is doing biotechnology

masseter Bureau is doing biotechnology

masseter Bureau is doing biotechnology from a prison bring Sciences from a

from a prison bring Sciences from a

from a prison bring Sciences from a prison so what I’m saying education

prison so what I’m saying education

prison so what I’m saying education programs can really help to contain

programs can really help to contain

programs can really help to contain prisoners and make a facility governor

prisoners and make a facility governor

prisoners and make a facility governor boo and

boo and

boo and Yussef and very stable to ensure that

Yussef and very stable to ensure that

Yussef and very stable to ensure that them life in prison is same not in to as

them life in prison is same not in to as

them life in prison is same not in to as no interruptions so we the future of

no interruptions so we the future of

no interruptions so we the future of Naivasha prison we want to continue this

Naivasha prison we want to continue this

Naivasha prison we want to continue this program and ensure that inmates continue

program and ensure that inmates continue

program and ensure that inmates continue performing better and europe who get the

performing better and europe who get the

performing better and europe who get the necessary support for a moreover so that

necessary support for a moreover so that

necessary support for a moreover so that they continue doing well where else we

they continue doing well where else we

they continue doing well where else we have over 59 almost 1,500 inmates in a

have over 59 almost 1,500 inmates in a

have over 59 almost 1,500 inmates in a in a school in inside a prison where I

in a school in inside a prison where I

in a school in inside a prison where I was in this one thank you for that

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