Uganda · Masaka
Masaka Women Prison
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How to send mail, money, and visit Masaka Women Prison
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Capacity
32
Current population
108
Occupancy
338%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Uganda Prisons ServicePopulation held
Female
Opened
—
Region
Masaka
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: critical (337.5% as of 2026-05)
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 30/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Extreme overcrowding at 338% of capacity
This facility scores 30. The national average across 288 scored Uganda facilities is 28 — 2 points above national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Gulu Women PrisonWomen232% occupancy
- Patongo Women PrisonWomen245% occupancy
- Masindi Women PrisonWomen354% occupancy
- Mbale Women PrisonWomen275% occupancy
- Ndorwa Women PrisonWomen250% occupancy
- Fort Portal Women PrisonWomen272% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in Uganda
287 peersHigher risk than 13% 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.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Masaka Women Prison. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/masaka-women-prison
"Masaka Women Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 19, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/masaka-women-prison.
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title = {Masaka Women Prison},
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