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    Prison Records Management Information System (Prmis). Case Study: Kisoko Prison In Tororo (Uganda)
    (Busitema University, 2023) Kipyeko Johnson
    This project report is a summary of the requirements and the process that the researcher went through in developing a prison records management information system for Kisoko prisons. It highlights the background, literature review, methodology, data presentation, analysis, implementation, findings, recommendations and conclusions. The main objective was to develop a computer-based prison records management information system for the above-mentioned prison. The research was also supplemented by library materials, the internet and other sources of information which provided the already existing literature on the elements of an information system, the strength and weaknesses of the pillars of developing a prison record management information system. The method used in the survey was a longitudinal study in which used prison warders and visitors of the inmates as respondents. In the study, the data collection methods used was questionnaires and interview that wereadministered to the prison warders attached to the prison and some visitors. The analysis of data included the use of quantitative and qualitative methods. Statistical tables were also adopted to analyze the results of the study. The findings indicated that the number of inmates was escalating and the current manual system could not handle the records well and the required operations in real time and efficiently as required. Most of the respondents acknowledged the immediate need for a computer based solution. The recommendations included urging the management of the prison to take up a computer- based solution towards the problem by procuring the developed prison management information System which would solve the problem of data security, accessibility, timely report production and avoid redundancy.