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Prison congestion at 363% – report

Released on Tuesday at Commonwealth Resort Hotel in Munyonyo in Kampala, the report shows that the prison authority has 76,244 inmates, which is more than triple its occupational capacity of 20,996.

The prison congestion in the country stands at 363.6%, the 2023/24 Justice Law and Order (JLOS) sub-programme report has indicated. (File/Courtesy)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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The prison congestion in the country stands at 363.6%, the 2023/24 Justice Law and Order (JLOS) sub-programme report has indicated.

Released on Tuesday at Commonwealth Resort Hotel in Munyonyo

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Uganda Prisons Service
Crime
Ugandan case backlog
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