Print version| Country | GHANA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of the Interior | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Ghana Prisons Service | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Prisons Headquarters, PO Box 129, Accra, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +233 21 760093 or 760094 fax: +233 21 772865 Web: www.ghanaprisons.gov.gh |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Ms.) Matilda Baffuor-Awuah
Acting Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
13,711
at 22.4.2013 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
53
based on an estimated national population of 26.1 million at April 2013 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
21.2%
(22.4.2013) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.8%
(22.4.2013) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
1.1%
(2011 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.5%
(5.10.2009) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
43
(2012) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 7,875
(September 2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
171.0%
(September 2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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