lynsey addario, photographer

Africa: Juveniles in Prisons

Prisoners who claim to be juveniles line up for dinner in Lira Prison in Lira, Uganda, November 17, 2006. Dozens of suspected juveniles are mixed with adult prisoners in prisons throughout Africa, but because of a lack of birth certificates, it is difficult for officials to ascertain who are juveniles, and who are adults.
Lira, Uganda

Prisoners who claim to be juveniles line up for dinner in Lira Prison in Lira, Uganda, November 17, 2006. Dozens of suspected juveniles are mixed with adult prisoners in prisons throughout Africa, but because of a lack of birth certificates, it is difficult for officials to ascertain who are juveniles, and who are adults.