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Bugungu Youth Offenders Prison

Juvenilejuvenile-maleOvercrowded (133%)LowHigh
Verified 16 Jun 2026
Fresh · 3d ago

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Capacity

106

Current population

141

Occupancy

133%

Year opened

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Uganda Prisons Service

Population held

juvenile-male

Opened

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

Overcrowding tier: over_125 (133.0% as of 2026-05)

Contact & address

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

12/100
Low concern12/100
Overcrowding
12/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 133% of design capacity

Compared to other facilities in Uganda

287 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 12/100 · peers avg: 28/100 (58%)

Higher risk than 2% of peer facilities in Uganda.

Occupancythis: 133% · peers avg: 362% (63%)
Capacity (beds)this: 106 · peers avg: 88 (+21%)

Data completeness

38%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.