The Ghana Prisons Service is mandated by law to ensure the safe custody, welfare, reformation and rehabilitation of prisoners whenever practicable. Prisons are a reflection of society as there are all manner of persons incarcerated – lawyers, doctors, businessmen, police officers, politicians, religious leaders etc. Prisoners, like all men, suffer from ill health. It is … Read more
Management of the Ghana Prisons Service has said officers at various prisons across the country are on high alert to guard inmates against any possible jailbreak during this festive period. According to the Chief Public Relations Officer of the Service, Superintendent Vitalis Ayeh, jailbreaks often occur during festive seasons like Christmas where some inmates feel … Read more
The Koforidua Assemblies of God Church pastor Prophet Albert Asihene Agyarkwa who also happens to be the general overseer of Prophet Albert Agyarkwah Ministry has called on churches and other well meaning Ghanaians to as matter of urgency donate to inmates of the various prisons especially the Koforidua prisons as the good books admonishes Christians … Read more
Prison officials in Honduras have told a convicted murderer who attempted to break out of jail disguised as a woman that he faces severe punishment. Francisco Herrera Argueta, 55, clad himself in a long skirt, blonde wig, sunglasses and fake breasts while trying to make the escape. He attempted to walk out of the maximum … Read more
Six persons who were being held on remand at the Sekondi Prison for various offences have been discharged under the Justice For All programme that seeks to decongest the country’s prisons. At a special court sitting Friday at the Prisons, the six were cautioned to be of good behaviour by the judges before being discharged, … Read more
Six persons who were being held on remand at the Sekondi Prison for various offences have been discharged under the Justice For All programme that seeks to decongest the country’s prisons. At a special court sitting Friday at the Prisons, the six were cautioned to be of good behaviour by the judges before being discharged, … Read more
The health of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, one of the world’s most notorious criminals, is deteriorating in US custody, his lawyers complained Monday, challenging the conditions of his detention. The 59-year-old, accused of running one of the world’s biggest drug empires and who escaped twice from prison in Mexico, has been held … Read more
A group, calling itself Citizen’s Watch Alliance (CiWA), has raised a red flag over the upsurge of deplorable conditions in the country’s prisons. The group consequently called on government to help improve upon the situation. They expressed this sentiment in a statement signed and issued by its leaders— Archimedes Theorem, Amankwaa Nathaniel and Kojo Obo—and copied … Read more
The Acting Director of Amnesty International, Mr. Frank Doyi is advocating for the death penalty to be scrapped from the constitution because it is a human rights violation. According to him, Ghanaians have demonstrated time and again that the death penalty is not something that they want it in the constitution and it is reasonable … Read more
Following the “cruel, inhumane and degrading” experiences in Ghanaian prisons, three human right lawyers are dragging the country’s Attorney-General, Marietta Appiah-Oppong, to the Supreme Court. According to the lawyers, Martin Kpebu, Francis Ontoyin and Nana Akwasi Awuah, Ghanaian government has failed to separate toilet facilities at the prisons from the bedroom of the inmates, which … Read more
Three lawyers have sued the Attorney-General, Marietta Appiah-Oppong, for what they say are inhumane and degrading conditions at the country detention centres. Martin Kpebu, Francis Ontoyin and Nana Akwasi Awuah want the Supreme Court to cause the government to explain its failure to separate toilet facilities at the prisons from the bedroom of the inmates, … Read more
Prisons have been in existence since the Stone Age. Until the institutionalization of the prison system in Ghana, our colonial masters in the Gold Coast era housed offenders in dungeons and cells built into their castles. Currently, there are 43prison establishments across the country. They are categorised as maximum security (Ankaful), medium security(Nsawam), central prisons, … Read more
The Ghana Prisons Service is currently overcrowded by 3,810 prisoners, the Ghana Prisons Service has revealed. Although the 43 prisons in the country are to hold a total of 9,875 prisoners, they are currently holding 13,685 prisoners. Out of the total number,189 are females. According to the service, the convict population was 11,390, while those … Read more