Some jail cells at the Central Regions Osamkrom Prison Camp are at double capacity as the prison faces an accommodation shortage.
The prison camp in the Gomoa East District in the Central Region has serious overcrowding, the Daily Graphic reports.
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Central Region prison faces overcrowding
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It only has four cells to hold all 94 inmates, a cell should house 15 prisoners, but with the numbers this camp has, a cell is currently being occupied by 29 inmates.
There are not enough beds for all inmates so some have to sleep on mattresses and blankets on the floor, it has been reported.
The situation at the camp came to light during a visit by the Gomoa East District Chief Executive, Mr Jonamoah Moses Jehu-Appiah and the executive of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG) in the Gomoa East District, led by its chairman, Mr Shadrach Hammond, who presented donated goods.
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The Graphic reports Jehu-Appiah was visibly touched by the plight of the inmates and called on the Prisons Service let the public know its challenges since there were organisations both home and abroad that were ready to support it.
He pledged the assembly’s commitment towards improving the living conditions of the inmates.
The officer in charge of the camp, Superintendent Thomas Mills Ayibor said more needed to be done to by corporate institutions to improve the conditions in the prisons across the country.
He said the GH¢1.80p allocated for the upkeep of an inmate per day was not enough, and the government alone could not address the myriad of challenges facing the service.
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