Uganda

Capital city — Kampala

Country population
40,480,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
120
i
2016
/ ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary Democracy
Human Development Index
0.493
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Total number of prisoners
48,689
i
2016
/ Uganda Prisons Service
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
2
months (for petty…
i
2015
/ UHRC
Prison density
293 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
249
i
2016
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
3.7 %
i
2014
/ FHRI
Incarcerated minors
3.7 %
i
2014
/ Uganda Police Annual Crime Report
Percentage of untried prisoners
55 %
i
2014
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
No, but abolitionnist in practice
no execution sinc…

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

120

i

2016

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

48,689

i

2016

/ Uganda Prisons Service

Average length of imprisonment (in months)

2

months (for petty offences)

i

2015

/ UHRC

Prison density

293 %

i

2016

/ ICPR

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Internal Affairs

Budget of the prison service

6,828,472

USD

i

2015

/ Auditor General

Total number of prison facilities

249

i

2016