Ghana · Eastern
Akuse Male Prison
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Local prison established in 1911 on the Volta River. Authorised capacity 100.
Capacity
100
Current population
287
Occupancy
287%
Year opened
1911
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Ghana Prisons ServicePopulation held
male
Opened
1911
Region
Eastern
Security level
—
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 30/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Extreme overcrowding at 287% of capacity
This facility scores 30. The national average across 45 scored Ghana facilities is 15 — 15 points above national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Ankaful Annex PrisonPrison138% occupancy
- Akuse Female PrisonMediumFemale Prison300% occupancy
- Ho Central PrisonMediumCentral Prison206% occupancy
- Winneba Local PrisonMediumLocal Prison389% occupancy
- Manhyia Local PrisonMediumLocal Prison333% occupancy
- Kpando Local PrisonMediumLocal Prison364% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in Ghana
44 peersHigher risk than 63% of peer facilities in Ghana.
Data completeness
46%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- GPS Eastern Regional Command
- Ghana Prisons Service website
- Ghana Prisons Service — regional command establishment pages — Ghana Prisons Service
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Akuse Male Prison. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/akuse-male-prison
"Akuse Male Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 31, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/akuse-male-prison.
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