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Ankaful Annex Prison

PrisonmaleOvercrowded (138%)LowMedium
Verified 16 Jun 2026
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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

Facility profile

Operator

Ghana Prisons Service

Population held

male

Opened

2000

Region

Central

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

12/100
Low concern12/100
Overcrowding
12/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 138% of design capacity

Compared to other facilities in Ghana

44 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 12/100 · peers avg: 15/100 (20%)

Higher risk than 46% of peer facilities in Ghana.

Occupancythis: 138% · peers avg: 185% (25%)
Capacity (beds)this: 400 · peers avg: 248 (+62%)

Data completeness

46%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.