Ghana

Capital city — Accra

Country population
28,230,000
i
2017
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
49
i
2017
/ ICPR
Type of government
Republic with presidential regime
Human Development Index
0.579
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of the Interior
Total number of prisoners
13,764
i
2017
/ ICPR
Prison density
139 %
i
2017
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
43
i
2017
An NPM has been established
No
But OPCAT ratifie…
Female prisoners
1.2 %
i
2017
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
No, but abolitionist in practice
No execution sinc…

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

49

i

2017

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

13,764

i

2017

/ ICPR

Prison density

139 %

i

2017

/ ICPR

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of the Interior

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

43

i

2017

Total official capacity of the prison facilities

9,875

i

2017

/ ICPR