Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
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Prison population
—
Sentenced + remand
Rate per 100,000
—
Per 100,000 residents
Occupancy
—
At or under capacity
Pre-trial / remand
—
Share not yet sentenced
Female prisoners
—
Foreign nationals
—
Figures from official sources · methodology
Average of our computed Conditions Risk Score across the country's facilities. Methodology · Browse highest-risk
Source: unodc
45 facilities in our database — showing the first 24.
Ghana
Type
Camp Prison
Capacity
278
Held
116
Ghana
Type
Female Prison
Capacity
5
Held
15
Ghana
Type
Prison
Capacity
100
Held
287
Ghana
Type
Camp Prison
Capacity
200
Held
117
Ghana
Type
Prison
Capacity
400
Held
550
Ghana
Type
Camp Prison
Capacity
800
Held
146
Ghana
Type
Maximum Security Prison
Capacity
2,000
Held
1,362
Ghana
Type
Camp Prison
Capacity
250
Held
—
Ghana
Type
Local Prison
Capacity
—
Held
—
Ghana
Type
Specialised Prison
Capacity
90
Held
—
Ghana
Type
Camp Prison
Capacity
75
Held
122
Ghana
Type
Camp Prison
Capacity
240
Held
127
Ghana
Type
Camp Prison
Capacity
140
Held
—
Ghana
Type
Camp Prison
Capacity
250
Held
104
Ghana
Type
Local Prison
Capacity
22
Held
—
Ghana
Type
Camp Prison
Capacity
70
Held
—
Ghana
Type
Central Prison
Capacity
170
Held
350
Ghana
Type
Female Prison
Capacity
24
Held
12
Ghana
Type
Camp Prison
Capacity
—
Held
—
Ghana
Type
Camp Prison
Capacity
—
Held
—
Ghana
Type
Local Prison
Capacity
400
Held
231
Ghana
Type
Local Prison
Capacity
400
Held
—
Ghana
Type
Local Prison
Capacity
55
Held
200
Ghana
Type
Central Prison
Capacity
500
Held
1,600
Score based on how many fields are populated. We surface this so you know where the gaps are.
Direct citations for the figures on this page.
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World Prisons. (2026). Ghana — prison statistics. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/countries/ghana
"Ghana — prison statistics." World Prisons. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/countries/ghana.
@misc{worldprisons-ghana,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Ghana — prison statistics},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/countries/ghana},
urldate = {2026-07-20}
}