Awaiting trial

Inside juvenile prisons, Sierra Leone.

There are three correctional facilities for juvenile offenders in sierra leone. Two remand homes housing minors aged 15-18 years awaiting their trial. One is in Bo and one in Freetown. Approved school is a third facility for inmates already serving their sentence. It includes free schooling and workshops in carpentry and tailoring to prepare the inmates for life after their release.

"There is life and there is hope to move forward."
John Nyakeh Mambu / Prison Watch Sierra Leone

Pavel Nasadil

Pavel Nasadil was born in 1975 in the Czech Republic - architect and a freelance photographer. He bears no formal education in photography and was trained at street photography workshops in Thailand, Izrael, India, as well as Czech Republic since 2013 with photojournalist Jan Sibik. Pavel’s interest lies in portraying the situations of vulnerable members of contemporary society. He visits West Africa regularly and works on topics in Sierra Leone. He is an external correspondent for Czech magazine Respekt, and Canadian magazine Satellite 1-416. In 2018 he won the Czech Press Photo Award.