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Activists advocate for non-custodial sentences to ease prison congestion

Ruth Anderah | September 17, 2024

Activists are calling for the implementation of non-custodial alternative sentences to alleviate prison overcrowding. According to prison services, the congestion rate currently stands at a staggering 369.3%, a figure they assert cannot be addressed solely through infrastructural development. A group of activists convened by Penal Reform International, a nonprofit organization […]

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UHRC calls for action to address prison congestion

Mike Sebalu | September 16, 2024

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 […]