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Prisons Officers On Leave Called Back Against Possible Jailbreaks

Management of the Ghana Prisons Service has said officers at various prisons across the country are on high alert to...

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Pastor Donates Water Tank To Koforidua Prison

The Koforidua Assemblies of God Church pastor Prophet Albert Asihene Agyarkwa who also happens to be the general...

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Honduras Foils Jail Escape By Murderer Dressed As A Woman

Prison officials in Honduras have told a convicted murderer who attempted to break out of jail disguised as a woman...

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Six Discharged, Two Convicted At Sekondi Under Justice For All Programme

Six persons who were being held on remand at the Sekondi Prison for various offences have been discharged under the...

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Six Discharged, Two Convicted At Sekondi Under Justice For All Prog.

Six persons who were being held on remand at the Sekondi Prison for various offences have been discharged under the...

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‘El Chapo’ Health Deteriorating In US Custody

The health of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, one of the world's most notorious criminals, is...

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Group Raises Red Flag Over Bad Prisons’ Conditions

A group, calling itself Citizen’s Watch Alliance (CiWA), has raised a red flag over the upsurge of deplorable...

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Death Penalty Is A Human Rights Violation – Frank Doyi

The Acting Director of Amnesty International, Mr. Frank Doyi is advocating for the death penalty to be scrapped from...

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Cruel and Inhumane Ghanaian Prisons

Following the “cruel, inhumane and degrading” experiences in Ghanaian prisons, three human right lawyers are...

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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...

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...

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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...