[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Uganda Prisons Service is mandated under the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995 (Articles 215- 217) and the Prisons Act 2006 to provide safe custody to offenders and rehabilitate them. The Uganda Prisons Service is one of 13 institutions that have been brought together under the Justice, Law and Order Sector wide approach to enhance planning and budgeting capacity so as to improve access to justice. The sector has outlined its mission as to “enable all people in Uganda to live in a safe and just society” .
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Our Prisons Violate Rights of Children, Women