The first time she entered the prison, she felt as if she were going to faint. The year was 2021. Maïmouna Diouf had been found guilty of infanticide — a charge she denies, claiming she gave birth to ...

Maïmouna Diouf served several years in a women's prison, found guilty of infanticide, a charge she denies. She says conditions were harsh — dirty mattresses on the floor, a lack of sufficient food and ...

Women charged with a crime in Senegal are at the mercy of a slow judicial process and prisons that may lack basic supplies. They also face stigma... The first time she entered the prison, she felt as ...