What is a Jail?
Is a facility in which convicted criminals are confined against their will and denied a variety
of freedoms under the authority of the state as punishment for various crimes.
How Many Jails Are In Uganda
| Country | Uganda |
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| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
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| Prison administration | Uganda Prisons Service |
| Contact address | Plot 13/15 Parliament Avenue, P.O.Box 7182 Kampala, Uganda |
| Telephone | +256 41 256751 or 342136 |
| Fax | +256 41 343330 |
| Website | http://www.prisons.go.ug(link is external) |
| info@ugandaprisons.go.ug | |
| Head of prison administration (and title) | (Dr) Johnson O.R. ByabashaijaCommissioner General of Prisons |
| Prison population rate (per 100,000 of the national population) | 75 205at March 2023 (national prison administration) |
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| Pre-trial detainees/remand prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 151based on an estimated national population of 49.88 million at March 2023 (from United Nations figures) |
| Juveniles/minors / young prisoners incl. definition (percentage of prison population) | 48.7%(March 2023) |
| Female prisoners (percentage of prison population) | Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees/remand prisoners) |
| 151based on an estimated national population of 49.88 million in March 2023 (from United Nations figures) | 0.0%(31.12.2020 – under 18; 17.9% under 21) |
| Foreign prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 1.8%(31.12.2020) |
| Official capacity of the prison system | 254(2019) |
| The official capacity of the prison system | 20 036(March 2023) |
| Occupancy level (based on official capacity) | 375.3%(March 2023) |
| Prison population trend (year, prison population total, prison population rate) | 2000c 21,700c 922002c 21,900c 87200526,12693200828,33790201030,31291201234,94097201442,330110201651,354126201855,684127202058,660133 |
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What are prisons like in Uganda?
Prison conditions in Uganda can be very challenging. Overcrowding and poor sanitation are a major problem in all prisons and detention centers.
Bottled drinking water is rarely available although tap water is usually provided.
Who heads Uganda prisons?
Johnson Byabashaija – Commissioner General – Uganda Prisons Service