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“Saying Sorry”: 260 Prisoners Sign Up for Plea Bargain

At least 260 prisoners in the Ugandan district of Masindi have registered for the Judiciary’s plea bargain program ahead of this year’s “prison camp” in that district, the Judiciary said on Monday.

Of these 260 prisoners, 200 are being held on allegations of capital crimes, 49 on petty criminal…

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