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Ankaful Maximum Security Prison

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Ghana's maximum security facility, commissioned 8 November 2011 at Cape Coast. Authorised capacity 2,000.

Capacity

2,000

Current population

1,362

Occupancy

68%

Year opened

2011

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

2011

Region

Central

Security level

Maximum

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

Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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

1/100
Low concern1/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
1/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years

This facility scores 1. The national average across 45 scored Ghana facilities is 15 — 14 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: 68% · peers avg: 187% (64%)
Capacity (beds)this: 2000 · peers avg: 204 (+878%)

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

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Data completeness

64%

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@misc{worldprisons-ankaful-maximum-security-pr,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Ankaful Maximum Security Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ankaful-maximum-security-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-29}
}