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Prisons reinstate ban on visits to jail centres amid Ebola outbreak

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prisons Services has banned visits to inmates in five districts following the outbreak of Ebola. A statement by the Uganda Prisons spokesperson, Frank Baine, says the Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija has banned visits to all prison facilities in Mubende, …

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Uganda prisons acquires 30,000 hectares of disputed land in Pader

Uganda Prisons to embark on food security in the country through farming of cereals in the newly acquired land in Pader Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Prisons Services (UPS) have acquired 30,000 hectares of land in Pader district raising concerns among the community and leaders. Measuring approximately 12 square miles, …

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Prisons drops more than 500 recruits over documents mismatch

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has dropped more than 500 recruits citing mismatches in their academic documents and National Identity Card. In May this year, UPS embarked on the recruitment of 1,152 warders and wardresses to replace those who retired after clocking the retirement age of …

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Byabashaija promotes 2,700 prisons officers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Services-UPS has promoted 2,755 junior officers. They include 106 Chief Warder class III promoted to Principal Officer One (P.O. I), 13 Chief Warders Twos promoted to Principal Officer Two (P.O. II), and 198 promoted from Chief …

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Prisons get guidelines on how to handle terror suspects

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prisons has received three sets of guidelines on how to handle terror suspects. The tools were developed by both the Uganda Prisons Services and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime -UNODC. They are supposed to prevent the spread of violent extremism …

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Prisons stuck with close to 7,000 inmates

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prisons Service-UPS is stuck with close to 7,000 inmates whose trial has stalled for more than two years. Frank Baine, the spokesperson of the Uganda Prisons Service says that 4,440 suspected capital offenders completed their mandatory six-month remand period and were committed for …

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Prisons submits names of 682 convicts to the president for pardon

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Prisons Services has submitted 682 names of convicted inmates to the Attorney General to benefit from the presidential pardon. Addressing journalists at the police headquarters Naguru, the Uganda Prison Services Spokesperson Frank Baine says the move is aimed at decongesting prison facilities across the …

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Prisons use up 99% of their Covid-19 vaccine doses

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Prisons Services has less than 100 COVID-19 vaccine doses left amidst very high demand by the personnel and prison communities to get vaccinated. Frank Baine, public relations officer of Uganda prisons says the security agency received 10,000 doses and over 9,900 have been consumed. This …

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Uganda prisons staff get COVID-19 vaccine jabs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Prisons officials have today 23rd March, 2020 started receiving the Covid-19 vaccination jabs. They were led by Commissioner General, Dr. Johnson Byabashaijja in the exercise. This is a continuation of the vaccination exercise that started three weeks ago targeting priority groups including health workers, security personnel and …

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