Under Cambodian law, children are allowed to stay in prison with their mothers until the age of three. Here, isolated from the outside world and deprived of opportunities for education, adequate nourishment, and space to play, they effectively serve sentences alongside their mothers. Prison authorities only allocate an additional 1,750 riel (approx. $0.45 USD) per child per day for food and other basic needs; a rate that has not changed since 2018.
