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The Uganda Prisons Service is mandated under the Constitution of Uganda and the Prisons Act 2006 UPS to provide safe custody of offenders and rehabilitate them.

Plot 3, Said Barre road
Joined December 2013
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Replying to @UNODCEastAfrica
@UNODC_EA in 🇺🇬 met w/h @UgandaPrisons Commissioner & Head-ICT, Dr. George Muge to discuss our cont’d support 2wards digitization of criminal justice systems 2 enhance efficiency & accessibility in the delivery of justice services in line w/h @UNODC #StrategicVision4Africa2030
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The Camp will run the whole week and will be attending to cases from Mbarara and Bushenyi prisons. It has been organized by the Judiciary in partnership with the Pepperdine University.
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The Chief Justice @ac_owinydollo Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny - Dollo, is presiding over his maiden Plea Bargaining Camp as Chief Justice at Mbarara Main Prison
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During the Annual Judges’ Conference, we agreed to a paradigm shift from case backlog to case load management and Plea Bargaining is a good intervention in facilitating the shift.
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Plea bargaining is not new to Uganda because it is embedded in our customs, norms and cultures just that it had a different name in each community. From 2014 to-date, Mbarara High Court circuit has disposed of approximately 2300 cases under the Plea-Bargaining Program.
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Earlier today, I presided over the 2022 Plea Bargaining sensitization and prison camp. The Camp was held in partnership with Pepperdine University.
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MEDICAL EXAMINATION FOR CADET ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISONS @jbyabs @FrankBaine2 @JLOSUganda @GCOFUG @gou_jsec prisons.go.ug/media/medical-…
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Replying to @vera_unodc
@vera_unodc & @ugprisons CGoP Dr. Johnson Byababashaija @jbyabs officially launched 3 handbooks developed by @ugprisons & PATS with support from #UNODC :Prisoner Classification Tools , Basic & Bespoke courses on #PCEV in Prisons.@LesaNyambe @UNinUganda – at Kampala, Uganda
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Replying to @ugprisons
@ugprisons CGoP Dr. Johnson Byabashaija @jbyabs has thanked #UNODC for increasing capacity of @ugprisons to manage #VEPs & countering radicalization to violent extremism in prisons thru devt of Prisoner Assessment & Classification tools & #PCVE courses @LesaNyambe @vera_unodc – at Kampala, Uganda
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Happening now : a consultative meeting with @ugprisons senior mgt on #PCVE in prisons in Uganda.#VEP #SDG16 @EUinUG @NLinUganda @vera_unodc @UN_OCT @UNinUganda @LesaNyambe – at Kampala, Uganda
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TOKYO 2020 PARA OLYMPIST David Emong presented CGP @jbyabs his medals won various World Championships
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Replying to @LesaNyambe
@LesaNyambe #UNODC UG Head of Office today met at her office Commissioner of Prisons , Mr. Frank Baine , Head of Corporate Affairs @ugprisons & briefed him about UNODC work of increasing the capacity of @ugprisons to manage & prevent violent extremism in prison.@vera_unodc . – at Kampala, Uganda
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Justice Dr Winfred Nabisinde has today presided over the plea taking process of 61 accused persons at Kirinya Prison in Jinja ahead of a Sexual and Gender Based Violence dedicated session in Iganga. – at Kampala, Uganda
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ULS President Ms. Pheona Wall together with a team from the ULS Secretariat held a meeting with the Commissioner General of Prisons Dr. Johnson Byabashaija at the Uganda Prisons offices to discuss a prison decongestion program. @PheonaWall #UOT
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