Tag Archives: PRISONS

Authorities at the Kumasi Central Prisons are calling on the government and philanthropists to support the facility with essential drugs for inmates. Though they receive medicines from the government periodically, they are inadequate to meet the health needs of inmates. Congestion at the facility also remains a challenge. This was …

Fadda Dickson, Nana Ama Agyeman, aka Nana Ama McBrown, Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, alias Afia Schwarzenegger, Kwame Asare Obeng, alias Kwame A Plus, and Emmanuel Barnes, alias Mr. Logic and UTV, have been cited for contempt of court. The parties were dragged to court by Chairman Wontumi after discussing the merits of …

The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has said attempts to increase inmates’ feeding fee to ¢5 have been delayed by the Finance Ministry. Addressing Parliament on the state of prisons in the country, he said the Finance Ministry’s approval has lingered despite all necessary steps taken to get the increment approved. …

The U.S. Department of State’s 2021 Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on 12 April 2022 has said “there were not enough toilets available for the number of prisoners” in Ghana’s overcrowded and unsanitary prisons “with as many as 100 prisoners sharing one toilet”. Also, the report said …

Prison is simply a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial. In this article, we are going to look at the top 10 most dangerous prisons in the world. Relax and enjoy the article below; 1.GITARAMA PRISON, …

Mr David Yiridong Issaka, Director of Centre for Social Development (CSD), a non-governmental organization (NGO), has appealed to government to increase the feeding fee for prison inmates in the country. He said currently prison inmates were marked GH¢1.80p daily to take care of three square meals, and indicated it was woefully inadequate. …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has, upon the advice of the Prisons Service Council, pursuant to Article 27(3) of the 1992 Constitution, approved the promotion of senior officers to the Prisons Directorate. Mr. Isaac Kofi Egyir who was the Director of Prisons (DOP) in Charge of Operations is now the Deputy-Director-General …

Many stories have been told about Ghana’s prisons; the good, the bad, and the ugly. Whilst the reformation facilities have helped change quite a number of people, including inmates, who, through some foundations, have obtained degrees, others may have gotten worse. Aside from reports that have also revealed the saddening …