The African Prisons Project in Uganda

A blind prisoner plays an instrument purchased for him by the African Prisons Project. He was convicted to 21 years as a teenager for the crime of defilement - having sex with a girl under 18. More than half the prisoners in Uganda are imprisoned for this offence, which in its aggravated form carries a maximum sentence of death. Photograph: Clifford Chance

An inmate at Murchison Bay Prison in Kampala. Remand inmates often wear their own clothes. It is not unusual to hear of people who have spent more than a decade awaiting trial. Photograph: Clifford Chance

Inmates at Upper Maximum Prison in Kampala watch as the African Prisons Project records a CD of the condemned choir, made up of inmates on death row. The CD was used to give condemned inmates a voice: songs are often about forgiveness and repentance. Photograph: Clifford Chance

The choir at Luzira women's prison, Kampala. Many of the members have been sentenced to death. Susan Kigula, the leader of the choir, was given a death sentence at 21. She recently led a constitutional review case, looking at the constitutionality of the death penalty in Uganda. Photograph: Clifford Chance

Children of prison staff in the barracks of Luzira prison in Kampala. Prison staff experience many of the challenges faced by prisoners. Their salaries are low, their living conditions overcrowded and they often lack basic necessities. They are trained as soldiers, with little emphasis on human rights or rehabilitation. Photograph: Clifford Chance

Inmates at the gate to Upper Prison, Kampala. As is common in Ugandan prisons, the majority of prisoners in Upper Maximum are on remand awaiting trial. A donation from Clifford Chance will provide pro bono advice to support inmates. Photograph: Clifford Chance