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UHRC calls for action to address prison congestion

The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Ms. Mariam Wangadya, has urged criminal justice system institutions to collaborate and take immediate steps to address the severe overcrowding in Uganda’s prisons. Wangadya highlighted that many of Uganda’s prisons are housing more than three times their intended capacity, and a significant portion of the inmates should not be incarcerated at all. The average prison population of 75,707 inmates far exceeds the prison carrying capacity of 20,321. “They (prisoners) fight over bathrooms and toilets and everrything is overstretched. That’s why I said we need to adress the issue of prison congestion,” she said on Monday. With a projected daily average of 80,640 inmates and an increase in holding capacity, the congestion […] The post UHRC calls for action to address prison congestion first appeared on 93.3 KFM.

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