Ghana · Upper East
Bawku Local Prison
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Established 1925; Category C facility. Known for inmate kente-weaving programmes.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1925
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Ghana Prisons ServicePopulation held
male
Opened
1925
Region
Upper East
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
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
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Obuasi Local PrisonMediumLocal Prison300% occupancy
- Manhyia Local PrisonMediumLocal Prison333% occupancy
- Kpando Local PrisonMediumLocal Prison364% occupancy
- Winneba Local PrisonMediumLocal Prison389% occupancy
- Yendi Local PrisonMediumLocal Prison114% occupancy
- Kete Krachi Local PrisonMediumLocal Prison58% occupancy
Data completeness
42%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- GPS Upper East 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). Bawku Local Prison. Retrieved October 29, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bawku-local-prison
"Bawku Local Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 29, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bawku-local-prison.
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title = {Bawku Local Prison},
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urldate = {2026-10-29}
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