Kitalya Maximum Security Prison

Kitalya Maximum Security Prison is a maximum security prison for both men and women in Uganda.[2]

Kitalya Maximum Security Prison
LocationKitalya
Wakiso District
Uganda
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum Security Prison
Capacity1,000+[1]
Opened2020
Managed byUganda Prisons Service

Location

The prison is located in the village of Kitalya, in Busiro County, Wakiso District, off of the Kampala-Mityana Road, approximately 62 kilometres (39 mi) northwest of Luzira Maximum Security Prison.[3] This is about 54 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of the central business district of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda.[4] The coordinates of Kitalya Maximum Security Prison are 0°26'13.0"N, 32°13'36.0"E (Latitude:0.436944; Longitude:32.226667).[5]

Overview

Ambitious Construction Company Limited was awarded the construction contract, at a price of Sh18.3 billion (approx. US$5.5 million in July 2016). The new prison is intended to relieve Luzira Maximum Security Prison, which is congested. Construction is expected to conclude in 2018.[2]

Physical construction was concluded in February 2020. However, before the facility receives its first inmate, the senor staff who are going to operate the prison, including Onesmus Bitaliwo, the designated Officer in Charge, are expected to tour similar facilities abroad, to learn first-hand how such facilities are run.[6]

The facility also needs to be equipped with furniture, bedding and security equipment, including closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and monitoring equipment. Kitalya is reported to have more than six layers of security, physical, electronic and otherwise.[6]

Facilities

The new prison has common dormitory wards, 30 individual cells, a medical wing with inpatient facilities. It also has a kitchen equipped with energy-saving technology. Other amenities include a contact visitors' room and isolation rooms for contagious diseases. It has an array of recreational facilities, including a soccer field, a basketball court, a volleyball court, and a tennis court. It sits on 5 acres (2 ha) of land, in a rural setting.[6]

See also

References
  1. NTV Uganda (9 April 2015). "Government to build new prison in bid to decongest Luzira". Kampala: NTV Uganda. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. Stephen Wandera (6 July 2016). "Government starts construction of new prison to decongest Luzira". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. Google (25 December 2020). "Distance between Kitalya Primary School, Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda and Luzira Prison, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. Google (25 December 2020). "Distance Between Kitalya Primary School, Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda And Amber House, Speke Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  5. Google (25 December 2020). "Location of Kitayla Maximum Security Prison, Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  6. Uganda Radio Network (22 February 2020). "Uganda's newly constructed hi-tech prison ready to receive inmates". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

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