Makindye Prison
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit Makindye Prison
Step-by-step guidance using the Uganda system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Background
Makindye Prison is a Uganda government state-run prison which became notorious for extrajudicial killings and execution of government opponents during the time of Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin. Makindye Prison started and was built as a conventional civilian prison. It was turned into a military prison in 1971 when dictator Idi Amin came to power. Amin's authorities then started detaining opponents of the government there. John Kakonge, Uganda's former Minister of Agriculture under Milton Obote, was taken to Makindye Prison where his skull was crushed by a hammer allegedly by other prisoners.
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
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Mixed/unknown
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Maximum
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
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
18%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q6739556)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Makindye Prison. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/makindye-prison
"Makindye Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/makindye-prison.
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title = {Makindye Prison},
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urldate = {2026-10-25}
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