While prison authorities make arrangements to recognise the day, the experience is far removed from the warmth and freedom ...

The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has declared a Standby Class One for all its staff for a two-month period beginning December 15, 2025, citing the festive season and the approaching general elections.

KAMPALA (Reuters) -A case of mpox has been found in Nakasongola jail in central Uganda, a prison spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment.

A Uganda prison officer has been sacked for criticising the government on TikTok, in a rare move authorities said amounted to "gross indiscipline". Lawrence Ampe had been under investigation over ...

For years, Denis Omedi lived a life few professional footballers could relate to. While others focused solely on training and ...

Joined by their counterparts from the Uganda Prisons Service and the Immigration Department, more than 40 police ...

Kampala — PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has promoted 56 Prisons officers to different ranks. A statement issued on Saturday by the Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, said two ranks ...

Uganda Prisons has a zero-tolerance policy for torture and sends offenders directly to the criminal justice system This UPS spokesperson Frank Baine made this revelation while emphasising ...

A prison officer in Uganda named Ampe Lawrence was dismissed for TikTok criticism of Museveni, sparking warnings on ...

KAMPALA, UGANDA, July 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- StrongMinds, a global non-profit that treats depression using layperson-led interpersonal group therapy (IPT-G ...

According to the directive, all prison officers are required to remain fully alert and vigilant at all times, with routine patrols to be conducted both within and around prison facilities and staff ...