Makindye Prison

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Makindye Prison was a Uganda Government state-run prison which became notorious as a hell hole for extra-judicial killings and execution of government opponents during the time of Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin.

Makindye Prison started and was built as a normal civilian prison. But it was turned into a military prison in 1971 when dictator Idi Amin came into power. Amin's authorities then started detaining opponents of the government there.

The prison is still located on Makinye Hill, one of the suburbs of Kampala city in Uganda.