Issues, Statistics, Facts
Did you know that;
- Children of prisoners are referred to as the forgotten victims of crime and the orphans of justice.
- A child with a parent in prison in Uganda can take up to 8 years without seeing his /her parent.
- There over 70,000 people in Uganda’s prisons.
- 94.5% of the prisoners are Men, most of whom were breadwinners.
- On average, an inmate in Uganda has 5 – 7 children.
- 6 out of 10 children with incarcerated parents are likely to follow their parents in prison.
- 90% of children with parents in prison are below the age of 18 years, 75% are below 10 years of age.
- The impact of imprisonment on children differs per age. for example 0 – 3 years have a Low degree of attachment to incarcerated parent and loss of bond and have Separation anxiety.
- People in prison are predominantly from poverty stricken communities.
- 2 out of 10 children with imprisoned parents are able to access basic education.
- 70% of Children of prisoners are vulnerable to child labour, HIV/AIDS, Rape and Defilement.
- 6 out of 10 children with parents in prison have one meal a day.
- 35% of children with parents in prison are household heads.