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Lwengo Prison

GeneralMixedOvercrowded (141%)LowHigh
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Capacity

29

Current population

41

Occupancy

141%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed

Opened

—

Region

Lwengo

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 (141.4% as of 2026-05)

Contact & address

Official site

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 141% of design capacity

This facility scores 12. The national average across 288 scored Uganda facilities is 28 — 16 points below national average.

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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: 141% · peers avg: 362% (61%)
Capacity (beds)this: 29 · peers avg: 88 (67%)

Data completeness

38%

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Lwengo Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lwengo-prison
Chicago
"Lwengo Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lwengo-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-lwengo-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Lwengo Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lwengo-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}