Govt urged to set up juvenile facility in Kitgum

Jul 13, 2016

The nearest remand home is located in Gulu district, 100 kilometers away

Kitgum LC 5 Chairperson, Jackson Omona has appealed to the Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development, to establish a juvenile detention facility in the district.

He said he was shocked to learn that children who come in conflict with the law in Kitgum district were being detained in the same cells with adult offenders.

Cornelius Magara an official from the ministry condemned the act of detaining minors with adults.

He advised the district to lobby for a juvenile remand and rehabilitation home.

The nearest remand home is located in Gulu district, 100 kilometers away from Kitgum town.

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