DCJ Presides Over First Law Graduation at Luzira Prison
Hon. Justice Owiny-Dollo at the graduation ceremony with the graduands at Luzira upper prison
The Deputy Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny Dollo, on March 23, 2018 presided over the first Bachelor of Law graduation ceremony at Luzira Upper Prison.
He described the event as a ground-breaking occasion that will inspire other prisoners.
Ms Susan Kigula, an ex-murder convict and two other former prisoners: Mr Moses Ekwam and Mr Pascal Kakuru, who were exonerated on appeal, were admitted to the University of London after completing their A-level from Luzira Inmates Secondary School.
The University in partnership with African Prison Project offered the course to create positive transformation.
The DCJ said the graduation is a clear testimony that custodial sentences are not the end of the road for convicts.
"Education in whatever form is the best tool to transform an individual or society. It is therefore quite gratifying that the graduates before us, seized the opportunity and made very good use of their time in prison," he said.
He further thanked the Prisons authorities for embracing and promoting inmate education as one of the key interventions for rehabilitating prisoners.
Hon.Justice Dollo thanked the graduands for joining the legal profession,which he described as "one of the most sought after professions".
The Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons, James Mwanje, said the Prisons authorities objectives are to promote and increase accessibility of vocational skills training to all inmates countrywide.
The function was attended by diplomats, representatives of the different Justice,Law and Order Sector institutions as well as representatives from the University of London.
Posted 23rd, March 2018
