Maula Prison, located in the capital city of Lilongwe, is reported to be housing nearly 2,000 prisoners, yet it has a prison capacity of around 1,000. In some cases cells built for 50 or 60 people are said to hold three times that many. Prisoners sleep on blankets on the floor and are too tightly […]

Zomba, Malawi … The first impression of the Zomba High Security Prison is its view from the Zomba road. From the highway the facility looks deserted. The buildings appear similar to an old dilapidated, run down, deserted set of factory buildings in the rust belt of middle America in the early 70’s. The roofs are […]

Zomba, Malawi … They all have dreams and expectations, and they all have desires, needs and ambitions. Yet their inner self cannot be revealed, nor can it be known by the outside world. They go through a terrible kind of torment each day, and they face the realities of a life with little or no […]

Senga Bay, Malawi … Have you ever-shoveled and hauled sand? It’s backbreaking work, and in the African nation of Malawi the heat, the weight and oxen that often rebel against the load, compound this backbreaking work. Thus it is no wonder the women of Senga Bay arrived at Samantha Ludick’s door with a major request. […]