Uganda Prisons boss Johnson Byabashaija.

According to the Commissioner General of Prisons, Johnson Byabashaija, while appearing before the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee said that they are facing a challenge of well fare of increasing numbers of newly born babies by inmate mothers.

He says prisons only run an annual budget vote on babies of 60m which is insufficient.

Byabashaija further says the little they have managed is to construct two day care centers in Mbarara and Kampala major prisons and soon also in Gulu one is yet to be constructed.

Mothers and their babies in a Ugandan Prison.

Meanwhile he has informed the committee that apparently from all regional prisons, there are 50,002 inmates of which 1000 are female and the rest are men yet they are only 9000 prisons staffs.

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The second Biennial Africa Correctional Services Association conference will open in Kampalaon October 2^nd, 2012. The conference will be hosted by theUganda prisons service.

The Commissioner General of Uganda Prison Service, Johnson Byabashaija says that the conference will run from October 2 to 5 under the theme, “Enhancing Community Responsive Correctional Service Delivery inAfrica”.

Johnson Byabashaija says that the conference is aimed at addressing a number of challenges in the prisons service. Some of the challenges the prisons service face include HIV prevalence and over congestion in prison cells.

The conference will be attended by some African heads of correctional facilities, leaders of international and regional bodies and non-governmental organisations.

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The commission general of the Uganda prisons service Johnson  Byabashaija  says decision stems from the opposition supporters who are planning to storm  prison where the opposition leaders Dr. Kiiza Besigye and Norbert Mao and other several other supporters of DP activists have been detained.

This comes after the chairperson of FDC Luwero Bwanika Bale was arrested together with ten other members while driving to Nakasongola to visit the opposition detainees.

Byabashaija says they are considering transferring the suspect to prisons as far in Moroto, Kitara, Bushenyi and Mbarara for their safety.

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