Why must the good,hard working, law abaiding peoples taxed money be used for the comfort of criminals?
Why must the good,hard working, law abaiding peoples taxed money be used for the comfort of criminals?
eugene 10 years ago
you know people in prison live better than homeless people...as long as another inmate don't attack you...You have 3 meals per day, tv to watch and visits to the doctor...how many regular people in Ghana or poor in usa get th ... read full comment
you know people in prison live better than homeless people...as long as another inmate don't attack you...You have 3 meals per day, tv to watch and visits to the doctor...how many regular people in Ghana or poor in usa get that?
ELINAM 10 years ago
In the US, all vehicle number plates and federal office furniture are pressed and made by the prison industrial complex.
Can Ghana take a page from the US, or we still going to be holding on to old mentality of "HARD LABOR ... read full comment
In the US, all vehicle number plates and federal office furniture are pressed and made by the prison industrial complex.
Can Ghana take a page from the US, or we still going to be holding on to old mentality of "HARD LABOR" where we just want to punish and punish with no innovation to even allow the prisoners to grow and eat at least 70% of their own food.
Any group of people held up against their will should be made to provide for themselves and to benefit those who are holding them, but this simple factor is not understood by the Ghanaian book longs, who are tall on academics but way too short on innovations.If I did not learn it from school, then it can not be done.
Concerned 10 years ago
cassava thieves =5yrs plus,wee smokers=3 plus,51m gh thieves=0 yrs-,
there is no sense in our sentencing regime, it's chaotic and the number one cause of overcrowding in prisons. remand prisoners, some of whom are later clea ... read full comment
cassava thieves =5yrs plus,wee smokers=3 plus,51m gh thieves=0 yrs-,
there is no sense in our sentencing regime, it's chaotic and the number one cause of overcrowding in prisons. remand prisoners, some of whom are later cleared of any crime also find themselves suffering under these same inhuman treatment.
Even convicted criminals are not animals and anyone who feels they deserve to be kept in places like 'nsawan' are cruel by nature and we don't need them in society as some of the convicts are better than them.
Who are convicts?they are people who have been caught doing something wrong. most of the drivers in the country bribe policemen. that is the equivalent of tens of thousands of criminals,these perpetrators include the policemen,then the drivers who are made up of fathers,mothers,lawyers,doctors and basically ordinary people. my point is prisoners are ordinary people just like us,respect and humane treatment should be given to them just like any other person for they are just like us.only difference is they were caught.
Ama 10 years ago
Concerned, you have a good point over there, the judical system has to be reformed.
One law professor estimated, that there are about 30% innocent Inmates behind Ghanaian bars due to bribe taking by either police or the ju ... read full comment
Concerned, you have a good point over there, the judical system has to be reformed.
One law professor estimated, that there are about 30% innocent Inmates behind Ghanaian bars due to bribe taking by either police or the judges.
eugene 10 years ago
law requires it!
law requires it!
atta 10 years ago
That this is not the right way to punish people. I am surprise with those VIP inmates Ghana ' prisons got out yet never campaign for the better service ofr other inmates.
That this is not the right way to punish people. I am surprise with those VIP inmates Ghana ' prisons got out yet never campaign for the better service ofr other inmates.
Adama d'Gharty 10 years ago
Yes Ghana currently has pending in court for the imprisonment of one or two top villians, namely up-market criminals who have chosen to defraud the government. If these guys are to spend the rest of their life in jail then s ... read full comment
Yes Ghana currently has pending in court for the imprisonment of one or two top villians, namely up-market criminals who have chosen to defraud the government. If these guys are to spend the rest of their life in jail then surely they deserve to be accomodated in world-class comfortable institutions. It is rather such a pity the government had waited so long to be reminded by curious outsiders to tidy Ghana's depraved custodial remind homes for convicts. It is about time too Ghana government learned to respect human dignity by detailed improvement in mental homes, for patients unfortunate to be admitted into such institutions in Ghana life becomes treacherous.
OMANBA. 10 years ago
You can use the British prison service recommendations as part of the recommendations to upgrade Ghana's prison service and not as the basis for it. Britain has not been able to solve the problems that its prison service is f ... read full comment
You can use the British prison service recommendations as part of the recommendations to upgrade Ghana's prison service and not as the basis for it. Britain has not been able to solve the problems that its prison service is faced with.There is overcrowding and not less than 60 percent of prisoners released into the society re-offend.Prisons in Britain and Europe in general are enclosed hotels where prisoners live in comfort and enjoy facilities that those outside of them do not.Has Ghana got the huge amount of money needed to transform the Ghana Prison Service into a modern one in which criminals live in comfort as recommended by the UN? Ghana's prisons system needs to be reformed but not to turn them into 'comfort' homes for criminals.The emphasis should be on reforming prisoners to be law-abiding and useful citizens when they are released into the society,preventing overcrowding and the long detention of prisoners without trial.
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago
The bride tells her husband, "Honey, you know I'm a virgin and I don't know
anything about sex. Can you explain it to me first?"
"OK, Sweetheart. Putting it simply, we will call your private place 'the
prison' and call m ... read full comment
The bride tells her husband, "Honey, you know I'm a virgin and I don't know
anything about sex. Can you explain it to me first?"
"OK, Sweetheart. Putting it simply, we will call your private place 'the
prison' and call my private thing 'the prisoner'. So what we do is: put the
prisoner in the prison.
And then they made love for the first time.
Afterwards, the guy is lying face up on the bed, smiling with satisfaction.
Nudging him, his bride giggles, "Honey the prisoner seems to have escaped."
Turning on his side, he smiles. "Then we will have to re-imprison him."
After the second time they spent, the guy reaches for his cigarettes but
the girl, thoroughly enjoying the new experience of making love, gives him
a suggestive smile, "Honey, the prisoner is out again!"
The man rises to the occasion, but with the unsteady legs of a recently
born foal.
Afterwards, he lays back on the bed, totally exhausted.
She nudges him and says, "Honey, the prisoner escaped again."
Limply turning his head, He YELLS at her, "Hey, its not a life sentence,
OKAY!
Why must the good,hard working, law abaiding peoples taxed money be used for the comfort of criminals?
you know people in prison live better than homeless people...as long as another inmate don't attack you...You have 3 meals per day, tv to watch and visits to the doctor...how many regular people in Ghana or poor in usa get th ...
read full comment
In the US, all vehicle number plates and federal office furniture are pressed and made by the prison industrial complex.
Can Ghana take a page from the US, or we still going to be holding on to old mentality of "HARD LABOR ...
read full comment
cassava thieves =5yrs plus,wee smokers=3 plus,51m gh thieves=0 yrs-,
there is no sense in our sentencing regime, it's chaotic and the number one cause of overcrowding in prisons. remand prisoners, some of whom are later clea ...
read full comment
Concerned, you have a good point over there, the judical system has to be reformed.
One law professor estimated, that there are about 30% innocent Inmates behind Ghanaian bars due to bribe taking by either police or the ju ...
read full comment
law requires it!
That this is not the right way to punish people. I am surprise with those VIP inmates Ghana ' prisons got out yet never campaign for the better service ofr other inmates.
Yes Ghana currently has pending in court for the imprisonment of one or two top villians, namely up-market criminals who have chosen to defraud the government. If these guys are to spend the rest of their life in jail then s ...
read full comment
You can use the British prison service recommendations as part of the recommendations to upgrade Ghana's prison service and not as the basis for it. Britain has not been able to solve the problems that its prison service is f ...
read full comment
The bride tells her husband, "Honey, you know I'm a virgin and I don't know
anything about sex. Can you explain it to me first?"
"OK, Sweetheart. Putting it simply, we will call your private place 'the
prison' and call m ...
read full comment