When the heavy iron gates of Juba Central Prison finally opened, Yonas Dawit Ghebremichael paused and looked out at a city he no longer recognized.
The Eritrean migrant entered the prison in 2014, only months after arriving in South Sudan in search of work. At the time, parts of Juba still bore the scars of civil war. The prison walls were lower. The roads outside were quieter.
Now glass fronted buildings rose above dusty streets. Motorcycles weaved through traffic. The prison gate itself had been rebuilt, taller, thicker…
