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.

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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

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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

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

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