The Uganda Prisons Service has warned that extreme overcrowding in correctional facilities is accelerating the spread of HIV and other infectious diseases, creating what officials describe as a ...

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.

Several witnesses described chaotic scenes as the suspect reportedly discarded his prison uniform and attempted to change into civilian clothing ...

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 ...

Prison-based schools across Uganda have posted improved results in the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), with dozens of inmates attaining high grades despite studying under restrictive ...

Security has been tightened at Kiboga Prison following a fatal shooting incident in which a prison warder allegedly turned his weapon on his supervisors, leaving three dead and the community in shock.

A leader in the Anglican Church of Uganda has called for a life sentence for prison warder Moses Anguyo, who is accused of killing his colleagues at Kiboga Prison, as families across southwestern ...

The Uganda Prisons Service has named the officers who have been killed in a shooting at Kiboga Government Prisons. ‎‎According to the statement by Frank Baine, the Spokesperson of Uganda Prisons ...