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the fellas enjoying Fanta
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Here comes the Fanta!
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Prisoner Gule Wamkulu
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Prisoner Gule Wamkulu
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the faster they drum, the faster he dances
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Prisoner Gule Wamkulu
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My favorite t-shirt from our project: "Prisoners Have the Right to Access ARVs"
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inmates' uniforms are white - a strange color choice for many reasons
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Regional Prison Officer making a speech about how inmates are people and shouldn't be discriminated against in the community (it was really great)
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RPO asked band members to line up for his speech - they are all serving long sentences
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Prison Reformed Band out of Zomba Central Prison
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Wardresses
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inmates in Mangochi
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inmates performing a dance
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how I generally see the inmates, when they see me or a prison officer they always get down
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HIV+ inmates declaring his status and encouraging other prisoners to get tested
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lady inmates (always kept strictly separated from male inmates though they are in the same prison)
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Prison Reformed Band was playing rocking music and 1/2 the inmates got up and started dancing like there was no tomorrow
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inmates jigging
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the event drew a huge crowd from town, standing just oustide of the fence
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I'm trying to do this
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view from my seat beside the Regional Prison Officer
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the fence divides...such a thin barrier between freedom and incarceration
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one of the smallest inmates - children get to stay with their mothers in prison until the age of 5