Sh19b needed to decongest prisons

Byabashaija appeared before the defence and internal affairs committee to present the sector budget framework paper for the financial year 2023/2024 totaling sh317.5b.

Commissioner General at Uganda Prisons Service Johnson Byabashaija addresses the defence committee about the budget framework paper on January 16, 2023. Photos by Maria Wamala

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

The Commissioner General at Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) Johnson Byabashaija has asked parliament to allocate sh19b to cater for the increasing prisoners' population in prisons.

“Last year by March 2022, our prison population

Tags:

Uganda Prisons Service

Decongestion

Prisons

Johnson Byabashaija

Defence committee

Sh19b needed to decongest prisons

Byabashaija appeared before the defence and internal affairs committee to present the sector budget framework paper for the financial year 2023/2024 totaling sh317.5b.

Commissioner General at Uganda Prisons Service Johnson Byabashaija addresses the defence committee about the budget framework paper on January 16, 2023. Photos by Maria Wamala

Tags:

Related Stories

UPDF leads CSR activities ahead of 45th Tarehe Sita celebrations

Beti Kamya dropped as High Court judge becomes new IGG

2026 polls: Ex-minister Atubo warns against democratic decay

UPDF, partners launch clean-up drive in Kisoro, Rukungiri and Kanungu towns

Six women among over 140 prisoners to be released after Museveni pardon

Forgiveness key to healing, Soroti bishop tells inmates