Crime
Two arrested for smuggling ‘marijuana, cocaine’ into Ankaful prison
Two persons have been arrested by Prison officers for attempting to smuggle marijuana and cocaine into the Ankaful prison in Cape Coast in the Central region.
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General
Mahama calls for prison reform, says jails should not be places of despair
Meeting the Ghana Prisons Service Council at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, he said the state of the country’s prisons demands urgent attention and a broader conversation about what incarceration is supposed to achieve.
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General
GIMPA Law School signs MOU on access to justice with presidency of Dominican Republic
The MoU is an international cooperation agreement between the GIMPA Law School, the government of the Dominican Republic and the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham University School of Law.
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Courts
3 convicts at Ankaful Prison run fake online ‘Travel and Tour' business, dupe public 189,000.00
The court directed the Minister of Interior to investigate how the mobile phone got into the hands of these convicts for use despite being under the supervision of Mr Essiam, Superintendent Ewusi, and DSP Mark Tawiah.
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Courts
Escapee Chinese bribed prison officers with KFC, GH¢1,000
Joseph Oteng and Sergeant Isaac Boateng Bonsu, who had taken Wang Xiao to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for a dental appointment, chose to escort him to a hotel in Korle Gonno to meet his supposed wife instead of taking him back into priso...
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General
Prison systems must work together to treat inmates justifiably-Prof. Mensah Bonsu
“Prison Systems are called systems because all these systems must work together to achieve a justifiable treatment of the inmates."
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US
Extradited Ghanaian national sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison for multimillion-dollar money laundering conspiracy
The prosecution of this case is being handled by the Office’s Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys Sagar K. Ravi and Mitzi Steiner are in charge of the prosecution.
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General
Government advances plan to replace some jail terms with community service
Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak says the bill is intended to shift the system away from automatic custodial punishment in less serious cases and toward a model that is more practical, humane and cost-effective.
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General
Kumasi Central Prisons to harness inmate skills in sachet, bottled water production
Located within the prison barracks in Adum, Kumasi, the plant operates under strict hygienic conditions and is run by inmates alongside prison officers.
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Courts
Justice for all: 12 inmates discharged from Nsawam Prison
Another inmate was acquitted and discharged, ten were granted bail, and two were denied bail.
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Crime
Two police inspectors jailed for secessionist activities
Billy Akuaku, who made financial contributions to another group known as Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), was sentenced to five years in prison and fined GH¢6,000.
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US
US YouTuber gets 6 months in federal prison for staging small plane crash
Trevor Daniel Jacob admitted to intentionally crashing his plane, which was equipped with multiple cameras to capture its demise on video, in November 2021
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Supreme Court News
Senanu’s prayer for reduction of a 25-year jail sentence at the Supreme Court
In the company of Prison Wardens and with no legal representation, the convict was told by the presiding Justice to approach the Bench and tell the court what he wanted.
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Crime
63% of inmates of Kumasi Central Prison are petty offenders - Authorities
Officer in charge of Reception and Criminal records at the Kumasi Central Prison, Francis Awako, who shared the statistics at a stakeholders roundtable indicated that the data was worrying since it rehashed the issue of prison congestion.
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Europe
Russia investigates prison torture allegations after videos leaked
Russian authorities are investigating allegations of torture and rape in the prison system, after leaked videos appeared to show inmates being abused.
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Courts
INTERNATIONAL NEWS Man jailed for refusal to pay maintenance to wife he never wanted to marry
It further observed that the man had even submitted that he was ready to go to prison but not pay up.
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General
Give ex-convicts a second chance – Ghana Prisons Service calls for National Reintegration Policy
Speaking on behalf of the Ghana Prisons Service, the Director of Prisons in Charge of Operations and Facility Management, Benedict Bob-Dery, identified unemployment, social stigma and discrimination as some of the biggest challenges confron...
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Courts
Chairman Wontumi’s bail ppplication: High Court sets November 4 for ruling
The decision to adjourn followed arguments from his lawyers and the prosecution over whether sufficient grounds had been established to justify his temporary release from prison.
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Courts
JFAP holds pre-trial sitting at Kumasi Prison, discharges 4 remand prisoners
Over the course of the sitting, the court took up 41 pre-trial matters, including cases of murder, manslaughter, conspiracy to commit robbery, stealing and other serious offences.
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US
Probation officer spared jail after hiding romantic relationship with prisoner
Leonie Wilkinson, 27, from Preston, began working at the prison in 2020 but did not disclose that she had been in a relationship with inmate Gary Hampson since 2018.
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