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Ankaful Main Camp Prison

Camp PrisonMediummaleUnder capacity (18%)LowMedium
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Agricultural camp prison established 1946/47 adjacent to Ankaful. Authorised capacity 800.

Capacity

800

Current population

146

Occupancy

18%

Year opened

1946

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1946

Region

Central

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 45 scored Ghana facilities is 15 — 15 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in Ghana

44 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 16/100 (100%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in Ghana.

Occupancythis: 18% · peers avg: 189% (90%)
Capacity (beds)this: 800 · peers avg: 237 (+238%)

Data completeness

54%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-ankaful-main-camp-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Ankaful Main Camp Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ankaful-main-camp-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-29}
}