[2] The construction of the prison was completed in 2020 and is located in the village of Kitalya, in Busiro County, Wakiso District, off the Kampala-Mityana Road.

[3] Kitalya prison is about 54 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of the central business district of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda.

Kitalya was reported to have more than six layers of security, physical, electronic and otherwise.

[6] The new prison has common dormitory wards, 30 individual cells, a medical wing with inpatient facilities.

It sits on 5 acres (2 ha) of land, in a rural setting.