Courts
JFAP: 73-year-old on remand for murder granted bail
He is accused of allegedly beating his grandson to death and had been on remand for three years.
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Europe
Bayern Munich’s Hernandez avoids jail time for disobeying court order
Hernandez appeared in a court in Madrid last week after being summoned and was given 10 days to enter prison voluntarily but appealed.
ESPN
Africa
Côte d’Ivoire: Former PM Soro sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting coup
Guillaume Soro has already been convicted of embezzlement and was sentenced last year to 20 years in prison
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Africa
Mozambique prison prostitution exposé prompts inquiry
Mozambique’s Justice Minister is to investigate reports that staff at a women’s prison have been forcing inmates into prostitution.
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Africa
ICC sentences Ugandan rebel leader Ongwen to 25 years in prison
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier turned commander of the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, to 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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General
Social distancing not applicable in Sunyani Central Prison
The social distancing compliance against the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVD-19) has not been applicable at the cells of the Sunyani Central Prison (SCP) because of overcrowding population of the inmates.
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Opinion
To Plead Or Not To Plead Guilty? An Appraisal of Plea Bargaining In Ghana.
The article appraises plea bargaining in Ghana, focusing on its development under the Criminal and Other Offences Procedure Amendment Act 2022, Act 1079. It explains the types of plea bargaining, its historical context, and its implications...
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Courts
Nigerien tricycle rider jailed for smuggling four migrants into Ghana
The court sentenced him to three months in prison for migrant smuggling and four months for causing a false representation. The sentences will run concurrently.
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Courts
A-G seeks stay of Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s acquittal pending Supreme Court appeal
The application was filed on Thursday, July 30, 2026, shortly after a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal unanimously quashed Madam Tamakloe-Attionu’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence.
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General
Parliament passes Community Service Bill to reduce prison overcrowding
The new law introduces community service as a non-custodial sentencing option for persons convicted of specified categories of offences.
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General
Sedina Tamakloe not under house arrest, says Kwakye Ofosu
Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story on Wednesday, June 17, he said reports suggesting that she had been moved to a private residence were false.
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Others
Advancing Access to Justice through Mediation & Rehabilitation: From Docket to Justice Initiative for Remand Prisoners in Ghana
The write-up centers on the urgent need to strengthen access to justice in Ghana by reducing prolonged remand detention through coordinated docket review, restorative justice mechanisms, and reintegration support for affected prisoners.
By Prince Caldwell Kojo Tabiri Esq & David Ayesu Debrah Esq for and on behalf of the Justice Access Foundation Ghana
Supreme Court News
Chief Justice warns long jail terms can fuel overcrowding, weaken reformation
He made the comments during a courtesy call on the management of the Ghana Prisons Service in Accra, where discussions focused on sentencing, remand pressures and the broader strain on custodial facilities
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General
Chief Justice nominee pushes for prison reforms to tackle overcrowding
Speaking during his vetting before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, November 10, 2025, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie described the current state of Ghana’s prisons as “deeply troubling."
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Crime
Pass Community Sentencing bill to ease prison crisis-ACHPR urges Ghana
The Commission’s remarks followed a promotion mission to Ghana from September 29 to October 2, 2025. Among its key findings was severe overcrowding in prisons, with Nsawam Medium Security Prison housing 3,496 inmates—more than three times i...
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Courts
Tamale Circuit Court sentences five to various fines for drug offences
The offenders—Iddrisu Fidaws, Alhassan Wumpini, Bassit Iddrisu, Alhassan Adam, and Haruna Mohammed Sadais—were apprehended by police on March 5, 2025, during a routine patrol operation in Tamale.
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US
Two Ghanaians jailed for internet fraud, money laundering by US court
The individuals convicted are 34-year-old Wigbert Bandie, originally from a village in Northwestern Ghana, and 30-year-old Adam Khadijah, from Bole in Ghana's Savanna Region.
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Crime
Ghanaian man sentenced in US for online fraud scheme
On November 26, 2024, U.S. District Judge Thomas A. Varlan in Knoxville, Tennessee, handed down a 63-month prison sentence to the 34-year-old.
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Crime
6 arrested in connection with lynching of prison officer in Kasoa
The tragic incident occurred on 29th September 2024 at Kasoa Iron City.
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Europe
Parents of teenager who shot dead four classmates in the US jailed for manslaughter
The Crumbleys are the first parents to be convicted of manslaughter in a child's school shooting. Their son Ethan is serving life in prison for murder after killing four students at Oxford High School, near Detroit in Michigan, in November...
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