Cruel and Inhumane Ghanaian Prisons
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...
Tag: Criminal justice
Attorney-General Sued Over Inhumane Conditions At Prisons
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...
2 Arraigned Over the Burning of Fiapre Toll Booth
Two men standing trial at the Sunyani District Court ‘A’ for setting the Fiapre toll booth on fire have been ordered to make their next appearance on January 09. Mark Tetteh and Bismark Baafi...
Guantanamo Revamp Raises Prospect Prison Will Not Shut
Though US President Barack Obama pledged to close Guantanamo Bay offshore detention centre in Cuba upon taking office, as time runs out on his administration that almost certainly will not happen....
18 Electoral Offences You Should Know [Infographic]
As part of efforts to ensure a free and fair elections, the Electoral Commission has made some offences in connection with elections punishable. The infographic below captures 18 electoral offences...
Gunman Dead At Ohio State University Rampage
A suspect has been shot and killed after a campus rampage in Ohio that left at least nine people injured. The incident began when a vehicle jumped the kerb at Ohio State University, striking...
The Death Penalty Is Not A Creative Response To Murder
Americans have a saying that runs as follows: “Be careful what you wish for; or you shall get it.” Nana Obiri-Boahen’s angry call on President John Dramani Mahama to expedite the implementation...
Woman Charged For Biting Off Co-Tenant’s Finger
An unemployed woman who bit off part of a co-tenant’s forefinger after the co-tenant had warned her to stay away from her husband has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court, Charged with causing...
Kombian And Death Penalty, Should It Be Abolished Or Not?
I have been reading in some news outlets that Johnson Kombian, the man who is on record to have broken Tamale prisons and escaped when he was serving a prison term there has made attempt to break the...
Nsawam Prison Locked Down After Kombian Escape Attempt
Following an attempted jail break by the notorious criminal, Johnson Kombian, and two others, the Nsawam Medium Security Prison has been locked down. Eastern Region Public Relations Officer of the...
Why You Should Avoid Prison
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...
Ghanaian Political Elites Care Nothing About The Reform Of It’s Criminal Justice Delivery System
In both theory and practice ,the criminal justice system of most democratic jurisdictions ,refers to that level of maintaining effective and efficient law and order involving the active and tacit...
Prisons Overcrowded By 3,810 Inmates
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...
Judge Fumes Over DKM Scandal Trial
An Accra Circuit Court judge yesterday expressed anger at accused persons who are standing trial in the DKM Diamond Microfinance Company case for failing to regularly appear before the court....
Judge Threatens To Release Untried Suspects
An Accra magistrate court judge has threatened to release on bail, all suspects who have spent three years or more in custody without trial. Justice Ebenezer Kwaku Ansah told the court Tuesday that...