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SocietyKenyan prisoners play chess for fun and rehabilitation behind bars

Kenya’s Department for Correctional Services has introduced chess in prisons nationwide since 2024. The program gives prisoners a recreational activity while supporting rehabilitation and is among Africa’s most prominent institutional prison chess initiatives.

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TThe Associated Press★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 10:30Original

Kenyan prisoners play chess for fun and rehabilitation behind bars
Kenyan prisoners play chess for fun and rehabilitation behind barsSociety