Justice for All Programme Leads to Release of 12 Inmates from Nsawam Prison.
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On Wednesday, July 24, twelve remand prisoners at Nsawam Medium Security Prison were released after being discharged by an ad hoc court as part of the Justice for All programme.
Additionally, one inmate was acquitted and discharged, while ten others were granted bail. Unfortunately, two inmates were denied bail. Most of these prisoners, detained for various offenses including murder and unnatural carnal knowledge, had been languishing in Nsawam prison for years without trial.
Court of Appeal judge with additional responsibility as a high court judge, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, praised the Justice for All program and urged investigators to work diligently to prevent pre-trial inmates from being unjustly left in prison.
In efforts to improve prison conditions, stakeholders in the justice delivery system are aggressively pushing for the Community Service Bill to be passed into law.
Executive Director of Perfector of Sentiment, Jonathan Osei Owusu, addressing reporters at the entrance of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison, stated that if passed into law, the bill will significantly improve prison conditions and save the state avoidable expenditure in Ghana’s prisons.
