Ghana · Brong Ahafo
Sunyani Central Prison
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Bono Region headquarters, established 1962. Authorised capacity 450; population ~700.
Capacity
450
Current population
700
Occupancy
156%
Year opened
1962
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Ghana Prisons ServicePopulation held
male
Opened
1962
Region
Brong Ahafo
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
cutive, Jaman South Assembly, the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, the th Army Commander, 4 Battalion Sunyani, the Inspector General of Police and Symphony Limited etc. The letter states in part as follows: We the undersigned/thumprinted Chiefs and Elders, Assembly members, Opinion leaders and the entire citizenry of Baabianeha deeply regret to inform you and take note that the town Baabianeha is not under the Japekrom Traditional Council. th paragraph of your letter dated 7 February 2017 on the subject matter. It is worthy of note that since the settlement of our fathers at Baabianeha and up to date the town and her people have been under Drobo Council and Not Japekrom Traditional.From time immemorial, farming activities have been the mainstay of the people of Baabianeha. We believe that any attempt at interfering with the activities of our farmers on the land will render our people impoverished with its other unpleasant consequences very likely to affect our future generation as being experienced in the country now. Any attempt at carrying out any of the above activities will be vehemently resisted by the youth and the entire people. Please let peace reign (emphasis supplied). they can't comply with the directives of Japekrom Omanhene since there is an impending Case at Sunyani High Court. 2. One of the elders made it known to us that the Government especially the Minister of lands and Natural Resources; Hon. John Peter Amewu has directed all mining activities to cease [...]
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
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 22/30
- Oversight reports
- 1/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Severely overcrowded at 156% of capacity
- · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
This facility scores 23. The national average across 45 scored Ghana facilities is 15 — 8 points above national average.
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Compared to other facilities in Ghana
44 peersHigher risk than 54% of peer facilities in Ghana.
Reports
- NPM-gh-chraj1 Jan 2025
cutive, Jaman South Assembly, the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, the th Army Commander, 4 Battalion Sunyani, the Inspector General of Police and Symphony Limited etc. The letter states in part as follows: We the undersigned/thumprinted Chiefs and Elders, Assembly members, Opinion leaders and the entire citizenry of Baabianeha deeply regret to inform you and take note that the town Baabianeha is not under the Japekrom Traditional Council. th paragraph of your letter dated 7 February 2017 on the subject matter. It is worthy of note that since the settlement of our fathers at Baabianeha and up to date the town and her people have been under Drobo Council and Not Japekrom Traditional.From time immemorial, farming activities have been the mainstay of the people of Baabianeha. We believe that any attempt at interfering with the activities of our farmers on the land will render our people impoverished with its other unpleasant consequences very likely to affect our future generation as being experienced in the country now. Any attempt at carrying out any of the above activities will be vehemently resisted by the youth and the entire people. Please let peace reign (emphasis supplied). they can't comply with the directives of Japekrom Omanhene since there is an impending Case at Sunyani High Court. 2. One of the elders made it known to us that the Government especially the Minister of lands and Natural Resources; Hon. John Peter Amewu has directed all mining activities to cease [...]
Data completeness
64%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- GPS Brong Ahafo 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). Sunyani Central Prison. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sunyani-central-prison
"Sunyani Central Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 31, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sunyani-central-prison.
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