Excessive jail terms undermine inmate reformation — Chief Justice to judges

February 5, 2026

Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie (right), the Chief Justice, speaking at the meeting during his visit. On his right is Patience Baffo-Bonnie, Director-General, Ghana Prisons Service. Picture: BENEDICT OBUOBI

The Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has advised judges against the imposition of excessively long custodial sentences, adding that such practices undermine efforts at inmate reformation, leading to congestion in the country’s prisons.