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Ouganda: vaste chasse à l'homme pour retrouver 200 prisonniers échappés
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Uganda newest and 'coolest' prison ready for inmates
The Shs 25 billion facility sits on 5-acres of land and is situated about 55 kilometers northwest of Kampala, in Wakiso district. Construction of the state-of-the-art facility was funded by the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS) with Ambitious Construction Limited as the contractor. It was built…
Uganda: Kakumiro prisoners accuse prison authorities of torture
Four inmates at Kyabisenge- Kakumiro prison have been admitted to Kakumiro health center Four with serious health conditions. There are allegations that the four were tortured by prison officers. This comes on the heels of a story aired on NTV at the weekend where another inmate accused the prison…
Uganda : government to build 1000-capacity jails annually to cut down congestion
Kampala — Uganda Prison Services is to build a 1000-inmate capacity prison annually starting this year in order to cut down congestion, the Internal Affairs minister has announced. Maj Gen Jeje Odongo, who was accompanied by state minister Mario Obiga Kania and prison officers made his maiden visit…Uganda: education in Luzira Women’s Prison
When you walk through the administration block of Luzira Women’s Prison, the first thing you notice is the neat lawn. Then, you see students studying under three trees. In their yellow uniforms, these are not your average students, though. Four women sit on benches under the first tree, facing a bl…Uganda : Prisons service calls for amending law to limit time inmates spend on remand
The Uganda Prisons Service is calling for a revision in the law to limit the period an inmate can spend on remand awaiting trial. According to prisons authorities, in prisons across the country, many inmates have been committed to the High Court for trial and their hearings are conducted for years.…Uganda : judiciary moves to end prison congestion
To decongest East Africa’s most congested prisons in Uganda; the judiciary has sought and secured Shs 4bn. According to deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma, the money will help the cash-strapped judiciary run the limping criminal court sessions and reduce on the case backlog. “Each quarter, the judi…Uganda: do remand homes rehabilitate children?
Children aged 12 - 18, who find themselves on the wrong side of the law, committing crimes that require more than just a caution, are detained in one of six remand homes gazetted for that purpose. If awaiting trial, the offending children are placed in Fort Portal, Gulu, Mbale, Masindi, Arua, or Na…Uganda : government launches handbook to protect juveniles
The Government of Uganda and UNICEF on Wednesday launched a child-friendly justice handbook to guide prosecutors and other actors in the criminal justice system, in handling child-related cases in a child-friendly and gender responsive manner. The handbook is produced by the Directorate of Public P…Uganda : prisons use sports to encourage team spirit
At the Murchison Bay prison, a section of the Luzira prison complex, those involved are mostly aged between 22 and 35. Louis Majwala is an inmate who heads the sports department. “We are confined in one place and we need ways to release stress, sports is one of them. There are many guys who are tal…Uganda updates prison farms in face of rights concerns
Uganda is in the process of modernizing its prison farms amid ongoing concerns over the welfare and possible exploitation of prisoners. Andrew Kisitu, the commissioner in charge of 27 prison farms, told Anadolu Agency that the government recently provided 7.5 billion Uganda shillings ($2.2 million)…Uganda: 28,000 inmates spend nights standing
As a result of congestion in the country’s 247 jails, more than half of the prison population (about 28,000 prisoners) spends the night standing. This state of prisons highlights what the lawmakers yesterday called a crisis in the criminal justice system as authorities blame “perennial underfunding…