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, […]
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner General of the Uganda Prisons Service for alleged gross human rights abuses targeted at government critics and marginalized groups since 2005. Byabashaija is part of 20 other people sanctioned by the same office for their connection to […]
The Uganda Prisons Service has dismissed as baseless claims that they have a special VIP wing for high-profile convicts. Responding to critics about the condition of remanded Karamoja Affairs minister, Mary Goretti Kitutu at Luzira prison, the Uganda Prisons Service spokesperson, Frank Baine noted that for the 27 years he […]
Uganda Prisons Service wants Shs46 billion for constructing new offices, KFM has learnt. This was revealed by Samuel Emiku, Under Secretary, Uganda Prisons Services while appearing before the defense and Internal affairs committee of parliament to present the entity’s ministerial policy statement for 2023/2024. He said the Prime Minister, Robinah […]
