. >> reporter: morris kabiria was sent to fika prison in 2005.d was accused of stealing a cell phone and credit card. >> how much time did you end up in pretrial detention waiting for your trial? >> eight good years. >> eight years. >> eight years. from 2005 to 2013. >> reporter: in court he claimed he'd been framed because he didn't pay a bribe to a superior officer. the judge found him guilty of armed robbery and gave him the mandatory sentence. death. >> the death penalty for an armed robbery. >> yes. >> when the verdict came, do you remember that day? >> very much. when the judge sentenced me to death, to suffer death by hanging, i just saw blackness everywhere. >> reporter: mclean took us to langata women's prison in nairobi, where justice defenders has trained 47 inmates to be what they call paralegals. they're given a three-week law course which enables them to teach other prisoners about bail, court procedures, and rules of evidence. the paralegals also prepare petitions and write appeals challenging inmates' convictions and sentences. >>