
Jane Kirii
Jane Kirii serves as the Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons in Kenya, focusing on the reintegration challenges faced by children born in or accompanying their mothers in prison. She emphasizes the need for improved management and support systems to ensure these children grow up in a nurturing environment, despite the limitations of the prison system.
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The Kenya Prison Service Deputy Commissioner General Jane Kirii told Senators that there are only 3,300 Women Prisoners out of the 63,000 prisoners in the country.
Women senators demand justice for 36 pregnant schoolgirls in BungomaThe Standard·
Kenya· 2026-09-21
Jane Kirii, the Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons, cites the re-integration of children to society as a challenge.
Innocence in prison: Starting life in Kenya's correctional facilitiesThe Standard·
Kenya· 2025-03-08












