Inmates feeding costs Ghc40m annually with rising congestion - Interior Minister

Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has raised alarm over Ghana’s worsening prison congestion and its rising cost to the state, revealing that feeding inmates alone now costs GH¢40 million annually. He described the overcrowding situation as “pathetic and beyond comprehension,” with the prison population exceeding 13,000 and facilities operating at over 37 percent above capacity. Prisons built for 1,500 and 500 inmates are currently holding nearly 4,000 and 1,600 respectively. The Minist…