Print version| Country | UGANDA | |||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Internal Affairs | |||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Uganda Prisons Service | |||||||||||||||
| Contact address | 3 Siad Barre Avenue, PO Box 7182, Kampala, Uganda | |||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +256 41 256751 or 342136 fax: +256 41 343330 Web: www.prisons.go.ug |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Dr) Johnson O.R. Byabashaija
Commissioner General of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
34,000
at September 2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
96
based on an estimated national population of 35.5 million at September 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
52.0%
(June 2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.2%
(March 2010) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0%
(30.4.2007 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
0.8%
(30.4.2007) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
222
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 14,334
(June 2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
213.8%
(June 2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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