Lwebitakuli Prison
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit Lwebitakuli Prison
Step-by-step guidance using the Uganda system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Capacity
18
Current population
34
Occupancy
189%
Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Uganda Prisons ServicePopulation held
Mixed
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_150 (188.9% as of 2026-05)
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 22/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Severely overcrowded at 189% of capacity
This facility scores 22. The national average across 288 scored Uganda facilities is 28 — 6 points below national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Bubulo PrisonGeneral361% occupancy
- Aswa II PrisonGeneral387% occupancy
- Kyenjojo PrisonGeneral301% occupancy
- Kigo Main PrisonGeneral369% occupancy
- Loro PrisonGeneral304% occupancy
- Kalungu PrisonGeneral281% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in Uganda
287 peersHigher risk than 4% of peer facilities in Uganda.
Data completeness
38%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- UPS Monthly Statistical Abstract (2026-05)
- Uganda Prisons Service reports index
- Uganda Prisons Service — Monthly Statistical Abstract — Uganda Prisons Service
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Lwebitakuli Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lwebitakuli-prison
"Lwebitakuli Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lwebitakuli-prison.
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