Ghana · Central
Ankaful Annex Prison
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Established 15 February 2000. Authorised capacity 400; overcrowded with 550+ inmates.
Capacity
400
Current population
550
Occupancy
138%
Year opened
2000
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Ghana Prisons ServicePopulation held
male
Opened
2000
Region
Central
Security level
—
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
The Basic Human Rights Course for Health Professionals, that was piloted in the Cape Coast and the Ankaful Nurses Training Colleges in the Central Region to improve respect for rights of patients, was extended to three more regions namely Western, Brong Ahafo and Upper East during the year. In all, 142 nursing students from the Cape Coast and the Bolgatanga Nurses Training Colleges completed the programme and were awarded certificates. Participants in the Brong Ahafo and Western Regions were unable to complete the course due to changes in the academic calendar of their schools. e. Human Rights Education in Schools and Rural Communities The Commission in the year under review organized 3,756 public education programmes nationwide, representing an increase of 522 over the previous year. These activities were carried out in communities, schools and on radio and TV stations. In all, the education programs comprised 2,040(54.3%) community outreach programmes, 1,031(27.4%) schools interactions and 685(18.3%) radio/TV programmes. See Part 4 for a breakdown of educational activities in the various regions and districts. The educational activities focused on the three mandates of the Commission; Human Rights, Administrative Justice and Anti-Corruption. Educational programmes under the human rights mandate focused on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Discussions under other mandates covered issues of good governance, maladministration and the eff
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
- 12/30
- Oversight reports
- 1/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Operating at 138% of design capacity
- · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
This facility scores 13. The national average across 45 scored Ghana facilities is 15 — 2 points below national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Akuse Male PrisonPrison287% occupancy
- Kumasi Female PrisonMediumFemale Prison140% occupancy
- Yendi Local PrisonMediumLocal Prison114% occupancy
- Ejura Camp PrisonMediumCamp Prison53% occupancy
- Ho Female PrisonMediumFemale Prison50% occupancy
- Nsawam Female PrisonMediumFemale Prison55% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in Ghana
44 peersHigher risk than 46% of peer facilities in Ghana.
Reports
- NPM-gh-chraj1 Jan 2025
The Basic Human Rights Course for Health Professionals, that was piloted in the Cape Coast and the Ankaful Nurses Training Colleges in the Central Region to improve respect for rights of patients, was extended to three more regions namely Western, Brong Ahafo and Upper East during the year. In all, 142 nursing students from the Cape Coast and the Bolgatanga Nurses Training Colleges completed the programme and were awarded certificates. Participants in the Brong Ahafo and Western Regions were unable to complete the course due to changes in the academic calendar of their schools. e. Human Rights Education in Schools and Rural Communities The Commission in the year under review organized 3,756 public education programmes nationwide, representing an increase of 522 over the previous year. These activities were carried out in communities, schools and on radio and TV stations. In all, the education programs comprised 2,040(54.3%) community outreach programmes, 1,031(27.4%) schools interactions and 685(18.3%) radio/TV programmes. See Part 4 for a breakdown of educational activities in the various regions and districts. The educational activities focused on the three mandates of the Commission; Human Rights, Administrative Justice and Anti-Corruption. Educational programmes under the human rights mandate focused on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Discussions under other mandates covered issues of good governance, maladministration and the eff
Data completeness
56%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- GPS Central 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). Ankaful Annex Prison. Retrieved October 29, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ankaful-annex-prison
"Ankaful Annex Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 29, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ankaful-annex-prison.
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