Prisoner releases in postcolonial Uganda: Power, politics, and the public
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Published:2022-01-06
Issue:1
Volume:3
Page:263266632110597
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ISSN:2632-6663
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Container-title:Incarceration
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Incarceration
Author:
Bruce-Lockhart Katherine1
Affiliation:
1. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Abstract
This article examines prisoner releases in postcolonial Uganda, focusing on the period between independence in 1962 and the inauguration of Yoweri Museveni in 1986. During these decades, Uganda's government enacted over 30 large scale releases of prisoners and detainees, affecting approximately 20,000 individuals. These acts of clemency were highly politicized and frequently occurred during times of political transition or tension. While framed by Uganda's leaders and the official media as gestures of goodwill and symbols of progress, these releases ultimately reinforced executive power and the centrality of incarceration in state repression.
Funder
Trinity College External Studentship, University of Cambridge
Gates Cambridge Trust
Balsillie School of International Affairs Research Grant
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Engineering,General Environmental Science
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