Chairman of 's Human Rights Committee, Ernest Yaw Anim, has urged immediate reforms to address worsening living conditions in Ghana's prisons.
Citing findings from a recent inspection at the Nsawam facility, the Kumawu MP described the conditions as "inhumane" and warned that the current situation contravenes both national values and international human rights obligations. "With GH¢1.80 per day for food, many inmates face severe malnutrition," Anim told . "This is not sustainable.
These are Ghanaians-our brothers and sisters.
We must treat them with dignity, not neglect." He noted that the overcrowding at Nsawam, with over 3,500 inmates in a space meant for 700, presents both humanitarian and security risks.
