The Deputy Chief Justice of Uganda, His Lordship Alfonse Owiny Dollo presided oner the swearing in of 40 prisons officers as Justices of the Peace at a ceremony held at the High Court of Uganda on the 17/01/2018.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW PROPEROUS 2018
The Commissioner General of Prisons, Can. Dr. Johnson Byabashaija on the 7/12/2017 commissioned the new Mutukula Prison and staff quarters on behalf of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Gen. Jeje Odongo in Kyotera district.
The works were done under the supervision of the Prisons Engineering department.
The Commissioner General of Prisons, Can. Dr. Johnson Byabashaija was awarded with the JLOS Distinguished Service Award 2017 at the Recognition awards 2017 during the 22nd Joint Government of Uganda and Development Partners JLOS Annual Review conference at Speke Resort Munyonyo.
The Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons, James Mwanje commissioned new farm machinery at the Prisons Academy and Training School parade grounds.
This machinery which comprised of 06 tractors, planters, ploughs and water dispensers will help boost the agricultural production in UPS.
A team of officers from the Lesotho Corrections Service are in the country on a 6 day bench mark visit to the Uganda Prisons Services on Prisons Statistics, data collection, analysis, management, archiving and research.
They earlier this week met the Commissioner General of Prisons and thereafter interacted with the Prisons Planning and Policy unit officers.
8th November, 2017
To: All Officers in Charge
Concerned
TRANSFER OF JUNIOR OFFICERS
At the exigency of the service, the following transfers take immediate effect.
SERVICE ORDERS PART II
18 OCTOBER, 2017.
1. Mr. Guster Kizza, SSP, Officer in Charge UG Prison Jinja Main is appointed Regional Prisons Commander, East Central Region. He takes over from Mr. Joel Kiggundu, SSP, who proceeds on accumulated leave.
Advance Afrika in conjunction with Caritas Switzerland have built a day care centre at Gulu Government prison, this facility was officially openned on 10 October,2017.
The Commissioner General of Prisons yesterday Thurday 24th August, 2017 launched the OKIMANYI Project by the African Prisons Project at Luzira. Okimanyi is a health education project being implemented in the Luzira Prison Complex targeting the youth (children of prison staff, some prison staff and prisoners).
The project is aimed at increasing awareness among children and youth between the ages of 3- 24 years in the Luzira Prisons Community.