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Uganda Prisons Service

264 facilities in Uganda.

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Facilities map (8 of 264 with coordinates)

Buhweju Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

37

Held

72

Overcrowded (195%)Moderate

Buikwe Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

32

Held

86

Overcrowded (269%)Moderate

Bukedea Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

50

Held

152

Overcrowded (304%)Moderate

Bukomero Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

15

Held

69

Overcrowded (460%)Moderate

Bukulula Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

11

Held

36

Overcrowded (327%)Moderate

Bukwo Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

38

Held

47

Overcrowded (124%)Low

Bulaula Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

223

Held

433

Overcrowded (194%)Moderate

Buliisa Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

14

Held

80

Overcrowded (571%)Moderate

Busaana Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

11

Held

62

Overcrowded (564%)Moderate

Busede Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

4

Held

13

Overcrowded (325%)Moderate

Buseruka Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

18

Held

33

Overcrowded (183%)Moderate

Busesa Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

34

Held

88

Overcrowded (259%)Moderate

Bushenyi Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

255

Held

1,408

Overcrowded (552%)Moderate

Bushenyi Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

49

Held

127

Overcrowded (259%)Moderate

Butagaya Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

10

Held

29

Overcrowded (290%)Moderate

Butaleja Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

48

Held

77

Overcrowded (160%)Moderate

Butenga Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

20

Held

63

Overcrowded (315%)Moderate

Butiiti Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

27

Held

65

Overcrowded (241%)Moderate

Butoolo Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

26

Held

65

Overcrowded (250%)Moderate

Butuntumula Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

56

Held

303

Overcrowded (541%)

Butyaba Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

20

Held

63

Overcrowded (315%)Moderate

Buvuma Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

11

Held

41

Overcrowded (373%)Moderate

Buwama Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

22

Held

91

Overcrowded (414%)Moderate

Buwambo Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

25

Held

75

Overcrowded (300%)Moderate

Buwunga Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

16

Held

52

Overcrowded (325%)Moderate

Buyende Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

35

Held

153

Overcrowded (437%)Moderate

Buyinja Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

25

Held

76

Overcrowded (304%)Moderate

Bwera Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

34

Held

132

Overcrowded (388%)Moderate

Dokolo Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

40

Held

154

Overcrowded (385%)Moderate

Erute Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

76

Held

194

Overcrowded (255%)Moderate

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@misc{worldprisons-operator-uganda-prisons-ser,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Uganda Prisons Service — operator profile},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/operators/uganda-prisons-service},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}