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Uganda Prisons Service

264 facilities in Uganda.

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Facilities map (8 of 264 with coordinates)

Kyazanga Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

22

Held

128

Overcrowded (582%)Moderate

Kyegegwa Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

18

Held

140

Overcrowded (778%)Moderate

Kyenjojo Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

90

Held

271

Overcrowded (301%)Moderate

Lake Katwe Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

31

Held

116

Overcrowded (374%)Moderate

Lamwo Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

60

Held

131

Overcrowded (218%)Moderate

Lira Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

199

Held

932

Overcrowded (468%)Moderate

Lira Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

38

Held

132

Overcrowded (347%)Moderate

Lobule Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

14

Held

24

Overcrowded (171%)Moderate

Loro Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

134

Held

407

Overcrowded (304%)Moderate

Lotuturu Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

39

Held

113

Overcrowded (290%)Moderate

Lugazi Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

57

Held

112

Overcrowded (196%)Moderate

Lugore Prison

Uganda

Type

Farm

Capacity

392

Held

1,052

Overcrowded (268%)Moderate

Lukaya Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

55

Held

93

Overcrowded (169%)Moderate

Luzira Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Maximum

Capacity

302

Held

836

Overcrowded (277%)Moderate

Lwabenge Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

33

Held

74

Overcrowded (224%)Moderate

Lwamaggwa Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

12

Held

37

Overcrowded (308%)Moderate

Lwebitakuli Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

18

Held

34

Overcrowded (189%)Moderate

Lwemiyaga Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

29

Held

100

Overcrowded (345%)Moderate

Lwengo Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

29

Held

41

Overcrowded (141%)Low

Magala Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

22

Held

75

Overcrowded (341%)Moderate

Maiha Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

51

Held

116

Overcrowded (227%)Moderate

Makulubita Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

19

Held

52

Overcrowded (274%)Moderate

Maruzi Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

33

Held

44

Overcrowded (133%)Low

Masafu Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

91

Held

342

Overcrowded (376%)Moderate

Masaka Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

252

Held

1,625

Overcrowded (645%)Moderate

Masaka Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

32

Held

108

Overcrowded (338%)Moderate

Masindi Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

262

Held

1,393

Overcrowded (532%)Moderate

Masindi Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

28

Held

99

Overcrowded (354%)Moderate

Mbale Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

487

Held

1,640

Overcrowded (337%)Moderate

Mbale Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

52

Held

143

Overcrowded (275%)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}
}