Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prison warders have shot dead an inmate of Kigumba government prison in Kiryandongo district. Paul Ssenyonjo had been on remand on charges of stealing cattle. Four other inmates who tried to escape with the deceased were arrested. They are Jonan Agasa, Rogers Nowa, Godfrey Bakowa …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prison Services has created several isolation units where all persons remanded by the courts will be kept as a mitigation plan to prevent the likely transmission of COVID-19 in correctional facilities. Frank Baine, the Uganda Prison’s Service Spokesperson notes that although the Judiciary …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Prison Services-UPS has announced a cash bounty of Shillings 2 million on 17 inmates who broke out of Arua Prisons over the weekend. The inmates escaped from prison during a riot that started during lunch hours on Saturday. According to information obtained by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition Betty Aol Ochan has been denied access to Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine who is being held at Luzira Prison. On Monday, Bobi Wine was remanded to Luzira Prison by Buganda Road Grade One magistrate Esther …
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