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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...

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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...

International

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,...

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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...

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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...

Opinion

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...

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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...

Opinion

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...

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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...

Opinion

Why You Should Avoid Prison

Prisons have been in existence since the Stone Age. Until the institutionalization of the prison system in Ghana, our...

Opinion

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...

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Prisons Overcrowded By 3,810 Inmates

The Ghana Prisons Service is currently overcrowded by 3,810 prisoners, the Ghana Prisons Service has revealed. Although...

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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...

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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...