By Andrew Ogwang (andrew.ogwang@vol.co.ug)
Lira City.
Different leaders have been asked to support community service as a penalty for minor offenders.
While addressing stakeholders in Lira city today, the chairperson National community service committee, Tadeo Asiimwe said government is considering subjecting minor offenders to community service as a measure to reduce congestion in prison facilities.
Asimwe said some of the skilled people who are subjected to community service offer different expertise to the community while serving their sentence.
Lira RCC, Lawrence Egole asked leaders in different capacities to support community service to allow offenders serving their sentences out of prison.
Lira district chairman RCM Okello Orik said community service is useful to communities where the offenders serve their sentences as they benefit from their different expertise.
Carol Byahurwa the Community Service officer, Lira said from July last year to February 2022, 120 were sentenced to community service in the district of which 15 were women.
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