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Uganda Prisons Service

264 facilities in Uganda.

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Facilities map (8 of 264 with coordinates)

Kigandalo Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

24

Held

72

Overcrowded (300%)Moderate

Kigo Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

564

Held

2,082

Overcrowded (369%)Moderate

Kigo Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

44

Held

165

Overcrowded (375%)Moderate

Kigumba Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

77

Held

237

Overcrowded (308%)Moderate

Kihiihi Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

22

Held

73

Overcrowded (332%)Moderate

Kijumba Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

46

Held

187

Overcrowded (407%)Moderate

Kiruhura Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

111

Held

508

Overcrowded (458%)Moderate

Kiryandongo Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

39

Held

115

Overcrowded (295%)Moderate

Kiseka Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

18

Held

45

Overcrowded (250%)Moderate

Kisoko Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

40

Held

75

Overcrowded (188%)Moderate

Kisoro Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

34

Held

198

Overcrowded (582%)

Kitala Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

28

Held

110

Overcrowded (393%)

Kitalya Maximum Security Prison

Uganda

Maximum

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Kitalya Mini-Max Prison

Uganda

Type

Mini-max

Capacity

2,000

Held

2,849

Overcrowded (142%)Low

Kitalya Prison

Uganda

Type

Maximum

Capacity

360

Held

1,253

Overcrowded (348%)Moderate

Kitanda Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

11

Held

39

Overcrowded (355%)Moderate

Kitgum Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

61

Held

291

Overcrowded (477%)Moderate

Kitwe Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

34

Held

65

Overcrowded (191%)Moderate

Kityerera Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

17

Held

41

Overcrowded (241%)Moderate

Kiyunga Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

42

Held

99

Overcrowded (236%)Moderate

Koboko Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

72

Held

339

Overcrowded (471%)Moderate

Kole Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

15

Held

90

Overcrowded (600%)Moderate

Koome Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

8

Held

43

Overcrowded (538%)Moderate

Kotido Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

40

Held

56

Overcrowded (140%)Low

Kumi Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

63

Held

215

Overcrowded (341%)Moderate

Kwania Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

31

Held

77

Overcrowded (248%)Moderate

Kyakasengura Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

80

Held

96

Overcrowded (120%)Low

Kyamulibwa Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

23

Held

57

Overcrowded (248%)Moderate

Kyanamukaka Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

20

Held

103

Overcrowded (515%)Moderate

Kyangwali Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

18

Held

30

Overcrowded (167%)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}
}