By: Her Worship Georgette Carmel Lutterodt, Esq., Her Worship Anastacia Yaa Agyeiwaa Karimu, Esq. and Her Worship Dromo Afarley Djarbeng, Esq. Ghana’s criminal justice system is undergoing a necessary and long-overdue shift. The Community Service Bill, 2026, currently before Parliament, reflects a growing consensus—one that has been echoed in prior discussions and scholarship—that imprisonment should not … Continue reading The Community Service Bill, 2026: Learning from Experience, Avoiding Excess
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Emerging Criminal Justice Reforms in Ghana: The Parole System
A fact many people do not know is that the conversation around parole in Ghana has been ongoing for some time. What is important to understand is that the idea of parole for convicted and sentenced prisoners is not foreign to Ghana’s criminal jurisprudence. The 1992 Constitution already makes room for it. Article 208 empowers … Continue reading Emerging Criminal Justice Reforms in Ghana: The Parole System
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