Infants residing with their mothers at Mpimba prison, Burundi: do they have rights to be protected?

Children's life, while they reside with their mothers in prisons, must be kept at least at the same level as one of their peers outside custody. However, this is not the same as what we remarked at Mpimba through observation inside the prison and the semi-structured interview with mothers and officials. There are 11 nonregistered children out of 32. The government's budget does not provide the amount for clothes, special food, or leisure instruments for children living with their mothers there. They lie on the floor of the room of the pregnant women and others accompanied by their little children. Children are fed once a day with maize flour and beans. No cooking oil, fruits, or porridge is told inside Mpimba prison. They need to buy them for themselves despite they lost their economic power. If not possible, they wait for the arrival of good-doers