Ghana · Western
Sekondi Female Prison
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Female prison established 1912, the only female facility in the Western Region. Authorised capacity 44.
Capacity
44
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1912
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Ghana Prisons ServicePopulation held
female
Opened
1912
Region
Western
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.
- Akuse Female PrisonMediumFemale Prison300% occupancy
- Kumasi Female PrisonMediumFemale Prison140% occupancy
- Nsawam Female PrisonMediumFemale Prison55% occupancy
- Ho Female PrisonMediumFemale Prison50% occupancy
- Tamale Female PrisonMediumFemale Prison
- Sunyani Female PrisonMediumFemale Prison
Compared to other facilities in Ghana
44 peersData completeness
48%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- GPS Western 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). Sekondi Female Prison. Retrieved October 30, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sekondi-female-prison
"Sekondi Female Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 30, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sekondi-female-prison.
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