Uganda is weighing and planing a sudden pardoning of prisoners or inmates with minor cases as it continues to take measures to control the spread of Covid 19 caused by corona virus in the country..jpg)
Ugandan prison Luzira enormously over crowded.
Uganda's police spokesperson Fred Enanga through a televised address hinted on the idea of pardoning inmates especially those prisoners convicted of minor offences, By doing so Uganda will fall in footsteps of USA, Ethiopia, Iran and Poland who also released their inmates with closely common reasons of;
Fighting over crowding in prisons which seems to be the main striking and structural problem in the control of spread of Covid 19.
Provide more space in the prisons for inmates who may need quarantining.
The Poorer Health of prisoners characterised by chronic conditions which makes the prisoners vulnerable to Covid 19 infection..jpg)
Assembled Inmates Of Luzira.
The spread of Covid 19 in Uganda is fortunately at slow rate with 18 confirmed cases and the cases seem to be in great condition of recovering. but if the situation exacerbates the Government maybe compelled to take into account Pardoning measures.
