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The Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service ASP. Samuel Kofi Opoku says there will not be special treatment in jail for actress Akuapem Poloo. It comes after speculations that celebrities are treated differently from other inmates in jail. “The constitution of the land and the rules that govern …

Convicted actress Rosemond Brown popularly known as Akuapem Poloo will serve 60 days of her 90-day prison term if she behaves well in jail, PRO of the Prisons Service has said. Akuapem Poloo was last Friday handed a custodial sentence after she pleaded guilty for three charges including publishing of …

  Stephen Atubiga has expressed disappointment at his suspension from the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He said he suffered for the party and even went to jail as a result of his party-focused activities hence his displeasure over the development. “As a man 28 years of being with the party, in good standing …

Disciplinary steps have already been taken against the inmate who recorded himself allegedly having sex with a female warden in an office at a prison in KwaZulu-Natal. And while the warden has already been suspended, more officials could find themselves in trouble over the incident at the Ncome Correctional Centre, …

George Owusu, also known as Nana Yaw, who was arrested for attempting to smuggle narcotics into Ankaful Maximum prison last month, would spend more time in prison custody after failing to satisfy the bail terms imposed by a Cape Coast Circuit Court. The accused failed to meet the bail condition …

The Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) has called on the Government to as a matter of urgency and on humanitarian grounds, increase the daily feeding allowance for the upkeep of prisoners across the country. “Even though we appreciate the effort of the government, we are still asking for more in order …

Members of the public are urged to contact the nearest police station should they come into contact with them. The Department of Correctional Services has launched a manhunt following the escape of two sentenced inmates from Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in Tshwane on Wednesday. According to spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo, …

An Accra Circuit Court has jailed two persons a total of 36years and four months for robbery. Raymond Duodu, 19, unemployed and Williams Henkel, 22, a TV game operator, denied conspiring to rob Madam Joyce Ofori-Amanfo and Nana Yaa Nartey but were found culpable after trial. Each of them was …

The Koforidua Circuit Court presided over by Her Honour Mercy Addei Kottey has convicted a cable thief to four years imprisonment. The convict -32-year-old Isaac Zaah, was convicted on his own plea of guilty on charges of unlawful damage, unlawful entry and stealing. The facts of the case presented to …

A former Policeman is currently serving a seven-year jail term for failing to repay a loan of GHC 5,000 he contracted. According to him, he took the loan from a lady who lived in the same house with him in May 2019 to support his wife who was then unemployed so that …