Uganda Prisons: 107 Inmates Sit PLE

A total of 107 inmates in various prisons across the country registered for this year’s Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE, the Uganda Prisons Service has disclosed.

Frank Baine, the spokesperson Uganda Prisons Service says 42 inmates are sitting from Upper prison, 12 Jinja prisons, 11 Kigo prisons, 10 Gulu prisons, 10 Murchison bay prisons, 12 Ngora main, 7 in karamoja and 3 in Luzira zone.

He explains that education is one of the keys to rehabilitating offenders since it is very effective in instilling moral in the inmates. Baine says they have registered several success stories of inmates who sat their examinations while serving their jail terms.

 

He explains that despite the fact that Uganda Prisons Service gives advice and guidance on education, the program is entirely voluntary. Titus Omony is one the inmates who wrote their Primary Leaving Examinations at Gulu prisons. Omony who is on remand hopes to enroll in a technical school and continue with his studies once he regains his freedom.

 

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Richard Ocieng another inmate says his arrest gave him a chance to enroll for primary education. Ocieng says he started in primary three and hopes to study further and become a doctor when he is out of jail.

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The inmates told URN that they have a library and construction of classrooms for other inmates who want to enroll is ongoing. The inmates are taught by qualified teachers.

Margaret Orik Obonyo, the officer in charge of Gulu prisons says inmates who enroll for education in the prison are very disciplined. She says the education will go a long way in building the inmates future and lifestyle. The 107 inmates sitting PLE are among the 582,085 pupils who are sitting across the country.