KAMPALA - Controversial lawyer Male Mabirizi spent his Monday night at the Kitalya prison shortly after a brief detention at Jinja Road Police Station, following his arrest at Kyambogo University in ...

KAMPALA - The Attorney General (AG) has said businessman Francis Bruno Bazibu was transferred from Kitalya Prison to Makindye Military Police barracks after intelligence reports indicated his security ...

Uganda ranks among the top five countries with overcrowded prisons. Four inmates occupy space meant for one prisoner in Ugandan jails, according to a report by the Uganda Prisons Services (UPS). UPS ...

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

A week after his release from prison, Kampala lawyer Eron Kiiza today made his first public appearance and admitted that he was mistreated in the lead-up to his detention at Kitalya Prison in January.

A Ugandan court ordered an award-winning author and prominent government critic free on bail on Tuesday, but he was immediately arrested again, his lawyer said, prolonging weeks of detention that have ...

"African prisons are faced with overcrowding, poor operations and maintenance presenting serious security and health challenges to inmates and warders alike, leading to human rights abuses." These ...

The Nigerian trio of Stanley Didia, aka Omah Lay; Temilade Openyi, alias Ms Tems; and Muyiwa Awomiyi have been remanded in a prison in Uganda. Omah Lay was remanded at Kitalya prison and Ms Tems at ...

The three legislators, for some reason, all checked into court in royal blue despite having no ties to Forum for Democratic Change, the political organisation that uses the colour. Three Members of ...

UPDATE: On May 18, the Nsangi Magistrate’s Court ordered the release of the 19 shelter residents after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions withdrew charges against them, and they were ...

These remarks, made by ACSA Principal Officer, Dr. Frances Omane-Ado, Deputy Director General, Ghana Prisons Service at the opening of the Workshop on Prison Infrastructure (WIPA) summarized the ...