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Salaga Local Prison

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Originally a slave warehouse; transferred to GPS in 1964. Authorised capacity 48-70.

Capacity

70

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

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Region

Northern

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

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Compared to other facilities in Ghana

44 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 70 · peers avg: 257 (73%)

Data completeness

48%

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World Prisons. (2026). Salaga Local Prison. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/salaga-local-prison
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-salaga-local-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Salaga Local Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/salaga-local-prison},
  urldate = {2026-11-01}
}