When Priscilla Cherono Chebet was sentenced to twenty-five years, she entered prison without legal knowledge, without representation, and without a voice. She later discovered that many women on death row and serving long sentences had faced similar or worse injustice. Determined to do something, she joined Justice Defenders as a paralegal in 2017 and began using her training to support fellow inmates with their cases.

Priscilla enrolled in the University of London law degree programme in 2019. The journey transformed her. Once an introvert who could not speak in front of three people, she developed the confidence to lead legal awareness sessions for hundreds of women, guiding them through their rights and the justice process. Her growing expertise enabled her to advocate for alternatives to adversarial processes, including helping three women convicted of robbery to resolve their case through alternative dispute resolution, resulting in the withdrawal of all three matters.