The Commissioner General of the Uganda Prisons Service, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, has urged the government to increase the staffing levels of the service to effectively manage the growing number of prisons. Currently, there are 269 prisons in Uganda, but the service is operating with only 33% of the recommended staff, […]
By Andrew Mwanguhya Like other government funded clubs such as KCCA, Maroons – who are majorly bank-rolled by Uganda Prisons Services – have an encouraging head-start over privately owned sports entities. The annual disbursements from Authorities at KCCA and URA (the latter’s club board declined to cooperate with us on this […]
By Sylvia Katushabe The chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Ms Mariam Wangadya, has decried congestion in prisons. Speaking at a press conference in Kampala yesterday, Ms Wangadya said her commission has been visiting different prisons across the country and found that prisoners find it difficult to sleep […]
