MANAGEMENT OF PRISONERS
Date: 7th OCTOBER 2013
Inmate Statistics
| GENDER |
CONVICT |
REMAND |
TRIAL |
TOTAL |
| MALE |
10,934 |
2,631 |
324 |
13,889 |
| FEMALE |
155 |
45 |
12 |
212 |
| TOTAL |
11,089 |
2,676 |
336 |
14,101 |
MALE TO FEMALE PRISONER RATIO - 66:1
MALE TO FEMALE CONVICT RATIO - 71:1
PERCENTAGE OF PRISONERS ON REMAND - 21'
Categorisation of Convits Admitted
First Offenders
Those who have been admitted into prison for the first time.
Second Offenders
Those with one previous conviction and have been admitted into prison for the second time.
Recidivists
Prisoners with 2/two or more previous convictions
Justice for all programme
| YEAR |
NO. OF INMATES |
DISCHARGE |
BAIL |
SENTENCE |
| 2007 |
85 |
25 |
8 |
5 |
| 2008 |
60 |
15 |
3 |
- |
| 2009 |
480 |
23 |
20 |
5 |
| 2010 |
534 |
157 |
95 |
18 |
| 2011 |
340 |
125 |
117 |
10 |
| Total |
1499 |
345 |
243 |
38 |
OFFENCES COMMITTED BY PRISONERS ADMITTED IN 2010
Stealing continue to be the major cause of imprisonment |
|
FOREIGNERS ADMITTED IN 2010 |
| OFFENCES |
TOTAL |
OFFENCES |
TOTAL |
OFFENCES |
TOTAL |
Nationality |
Total |
| MURDER |
16 |
FRAUD |
387 |
ESCAPING FROM CUSTODY |
42 |
NIGERIAN |
93 |
| MANSLAUGHTER |
17 |
CONTEMPT OF COURT |
13 |
OFFENSIVE CONDUCT |
45 |
BENINOIS |
17 |
| RAPE |
68 |
CONSPIRACY |
394 |
CAUSING HARM |
14 |
LIBERIAN |
28 |
| DEFILEMENT |
347 |
UNLAWFUL ENTRY |
493 |
BEING ON PREMISES FOR UNLAWPURPOSE |
23 |
CAMEROUNIAN |
3 |
| ROBBERY |
450 |
DISHONESTLY RECEIVING |
54 |
ABDUCTION |
7 |
MALIAN |
13 |
| STEALING |
3888 |
DRIVING OFFENCES |
204 |
CAUSING ABORTION |
1 |
TOGOLESE |
95 |
| POSS. NARCOTIC DRUGS |
395 |
INDECENT ASSAULT |
5 |
ATTEMPTED MURDER |
2 |
NIGERIEN |
40 |
| THREAT OF DEATH |
202 |
DEBTORS |
43 |
ATTEMPTED SUCIDE |
1 |
IVORIAN |
4 |
| CAUSING DAMAGE |
207 |
CHILD STEALING |
7 |
OTHERS |
1071 |
BUKINABE |
62 |
| CAUSING HARM |
329 |
ABETMENT OF CRIME |
44 |
SUB TOTAL |
1206 |
SENEGALESE |
1 |
| ASSAULT |
348 |
POSS. OF OFFEN. WEAPON |
33 |
TOTALS |
9150 |
AMARICAN |
2 |
| SUB TOTAL |
6267 |
SUB TOTAL |
1677 |
BOTSWANA |
1 |
| S/LEONIAN |
2 |
| TOTAL |
361 |
Safe Custody of Prisoners
Escapes
| REGION |
TYPES OF ESCAPES |
TOTAL |
|
| INTERNAL |
EXTERNAL |
| Greater Accra |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| Eastern |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| Central |
3 |
3 |
6 |
| Western |
10 |
2 |
12 |
| Ashanti |
0 |
16 |
16 |
| Brong Ahafo |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| Northern |
2 |
4 |
6 |
| U/East |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| U/West |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
20 |
36 |
56 |
Staff Strenth
| GENDER |
SUPERIOR |
SUBORDINATE |
CIVILIAN |
TOTAL |
| MALE |
472 |
3,493 |
2 |
3,967 |
| FEMALE |
120 |
1,739 |
4 |
1,863 |
| TOTAL |
592 |
5,232 |
6 |
5,830 |