World Prisons

Prisons

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Luzira Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Maximum

Capacity

302

Held

836

Overcrowded (277%)Moderate

Lwabenge Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

33

Held

74

Overcrowded (224%)Moderate

Lwamaggwa Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

12

Held

37

Overcrowded (308%)Moderate

Lwebitakuli Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

18

Held

34

Overcrowded (189%)Moderate

Lwemiyaga Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

29

Held

100

Overcrowded (345%)Moderate

Magala Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

22

Held

75

Overcrowded (341%)Moderate

Maiha Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

51

Held

116

Overcrowded (227%)Moderate

Makulubita Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

19

Held

52

Overcrowded (274%)Moderate

Masafu Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

91

Held

342

Overcrowded (376%)Moderate

Masaka Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

252

Held

1,625

Overcrowded (645%)Moderate

Masaka Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

32

Held

108

Overcrowded (338%)Moderate

Masindi Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

262

Held

1,393

Overcrowded (532%)Moderate

Masindi Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

28

Held

99

Overcrowded (354%)Moderate

Mbale Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

487

Held

1,640

Overcrowded (337%)Moderate

Mbale Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

52

Held

143

Overcrowded (275%)Moderate

Mbarara Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

343

Held

2,224

Overcrowded (648%)Moderate

Mbarara Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

44

Held

197

Overcrowded (448%)Moderate

Mitooma Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

24

Held

106

Overcrowded (442%)Moderate

Mityana Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

26

Held

184

Overcrowded (708%)Moderate

Mityana Women Prison

Uganda

Type

Women

Capacity

16

Held

37

Overcrowded (231%)Moderate

Moroto Main Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

182

Held

544

Overcrowded (299%)Moderate

Mparo Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

12

Held

73

Overcrowded (608%)Moderate

Mpigi Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

29

Held

118

Overcrowded (407%)Moderate

Mubuku Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

222

Held

854

Overcrowded (385%)Moderate

Muduuma Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

34

Held

86

Overcrowded (253%)Moderate

Mugoye Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

32

Held

88

Overcrowded (275%)Moderate

Muinaina Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

212

Held

666

Overcrowded (314%)Moderate

Mukuju Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

48

Held

91

Overcrowded (190%)Moderate

Mukungwe Prison

Uganda

Type

General

Capacity

27

Held

60

Overcrowded (222%)Moderate

Murchison Bay

Uganda

Type

Maximum

Capacity

782

Held

2,896

Overcrowded (370%)Moderate