World Prisons

All operators

Uganda Prisons Service

264 facilities in Uganda.

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Facilities map (8 of 264 with coordinates)

Mbarara Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

343

Held

2,224

Overcrowded (648%)Moderate

Mbarara Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

44

Held

197

Overcrowded (448%)Moderate

Mitooma Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

24

Held

106

Overcrowded (442%)Moderate

Mityana Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

26

Held

184

Overcrowded (708%)Moderate

Mityana Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

16

Held

37

Overcrowded (231%)Moderate

Moroto Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

182

Held

544

Overcrowded (299%)Moderate

Moroto Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

44

Held

43

Under capacity (98%)Low

Mparo Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

12

Held

73

Overcrowded (608%)Moderate

Mpigi Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

29

Held

118

Overcrowded (407%)Moderate

Mubuku Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

222

Held

854

Overcrowded (385%)Moderate

Muduuma Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

34

Held

86

Overcrowded (253%)Moderate

Mugoye Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

32

Held

88

Overcrowded (275%)Moderate

Muinaina Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

212

Held

666

Overcrowded (314%)Moderate

Mukuju Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

48

Held

91

Overcrowded (190%)Moderate

Mukungwe Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

27

Held

60

Overcrowded (222%)Moderate

Murchison Bay

Uganda

Type

Maximum

Capacity

782

Held

2,896

Overcrowded (370%)Moderate

Mutufu Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

70

Held

288

Overcrowded (411%)Moderate

Mutukula Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

43

Held

324

Overcrowded (753%)Moderate

Mwera Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

21

Held

46

Overcrowded (219%)Moderate

Myanzi Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

30

Held

59

Overcrowded (197%)Moderate

Nabwigulu Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

14

Held

41

Overcrowded (293%)Moderate

Nagoje Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

11

Held

44

Overcrowded (400%)Moderate

Nakapiripirit Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

20

Held

73

Overcrowded (365%)Moderate

Nakasongola Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

380

Held

1,866

Overcrowded (491%)Moderate

Nakasongola Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

34

Held

88

Overcrowded (259%)Moderate

Nakatunya Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

47

Held

116

Overcrowded (247%)Moderate

Nakifuma Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

30

Held

166

Overcrowded (553%)Moderate

Nakisunga Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

21

Held

81

Overcrowded (386%)Moderate

Namalemba Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

12

Held

49

Overcrowded (408%)Moderate

Namalu Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

146

Held

711

Overcrowded (487%)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}
}