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
An ex-convict, Akwesi Frimpong Jnr, wants an unconditional exclusion of custodian sentences for all forms of misdemeanor in Ghana. In his estimation, no amount of capital investment in prisons would enable the facilities take care of the high numbers of inmates. He called for a review of Act 29 of the Criminal Code to prevent … Read more
An ex-convict, Akwesi Frimpong Jnr, wants an unconditional exclusion of custodian sentences for all forms of misdemeanor in Ghana. In his estimation, no amount of capital investment in prisons would enable the facilities take care of the high numbers of inmates. He called for a review of Act 29 of the Criminal Code to prevent … Read more