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Ho Female Prison

Female PrisonMediumfemaleUnder capacity (50%)LowMedium
Verified 16 Jun 2026
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Female prison established 1959 at Ho Bankoe. Authorised capacity 24.

Capacity

24

Current population

12

Occupancy

50%

Year opened

1959

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Ghana Prisons Service

Population held

female

Opened

1959

Region

Volta

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

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

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: 50% · peers avg: 188% (73%)
Capacity (beds)this: 24 · peers avg: 258 (91%)

Data completeness

54%

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