Ghana Prisons Boss Appeals For Help As He Laments Some Youth Are In Jail Because of GH¢250

• An officer of the Ghana Prisons Service has appealed to individuals and organisations to help some prison inmates to pay fines that have landed them in jail
• ASP Bukari said some people, mainly the youth, are in prison because they are unable to pay fines as low as GH¢250
• Bukari says this will significantly help decongest the prisons, some of which have overrun their capacity by over 2,500 more inmates

Ashanti Region public relations officer of the Ghana Prisons Service, ASP Richard Bukari, has said congestion at the correctional facility in the region and other parts of the country is worsening.

Bukari said some of the correctional facilities have overrun their intake capacities by over 2,500 inmates.

“Some youth are serving various jail terms at the prison facilities in the region for not being able to settle court fines as low as GH¢250, a situation creating congestion at some facilities,” Starr News quotes the prison boss in a report.

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According to him, a facility built to contain 450 inmates now has over 3,000 inmates.

He wants rights activists, philanthropists, and other organisations to settle some of the paltry court fines that have landed some youths in prison.

He said this will also help decongest the prisons.

He said decongestiion will “allow those serving longer jail sentences to have space,” Bukari said.

Man Jailed Wrongfully Released after 33 Years in Prison

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported in a separate story that a Ghanaian man named Tetteh has been released from prison after spending 33 years in prison over a murder case.

Tetteh and one other person were falsely accused by the convict, Tengey, who named the two as his accomplices.

The 75-year-old was released after Tengey confessed that the two had nothing to do with the murder In a recent interview.

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Tetteh broke down in tears as he recounted the events leading to his incarceration and post-prison life.

Ghanaian Lady Jailed for Mistakenly Sending GHc30K Instead of GHc3K to Client Recounts Ordeal

Also, YEN.com.gh reported that one Gifty Tetteh, a former mobile money operator, was jailed for mistakenly sending cash above GHc3,000 to a client.

She was given two and a half years imprisonment by a court and was asked to pay the money after her release.

The 27-year-old sat for an interview with Crime Check Foundation's Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng to recount the unfortunate ordeal.

Source: YEN.com.gh