“If 3,000 inmates are in Nsawam Prison, 2,000 have access to phones, who engage in fraud” – Ex-convict reveals

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The ex-convict

An ex-convict has given a chilling account of how inmates in the Nsawam Prison operate.

According to the ex-convict, if 3,000 inmates are in Nsawam Prison, 2,000 have access to phones, who engage in fraud.

He disclosed the hierarchy among inmates, the harsh realities of prison life, including poor living and feeding conditions.

The ex-convict also detailed that the cell leaders in prison have wives who are the cell boys with whom they engage in homosexual activities.

He further revealed that some inmates are allowed to operate illegal businesses and scam operations within the facility and pay commissions to the prison officers.

Speaking on Asempa FM, on March 18, 2026, the Ex-convict alleged, “The cell leader in prison has a wife also in prison, who is the cell’s boy. The cell leader is in charge of texting on phones. Every phone in this world is available in prison. If there are 3,000 inmates inside Nsawam Prison, more than 2,000 have access to mobile phones, engaging in fraud. There are prisoners who operate mobile money and are able to withdraw funds from the criminal proceeds”.

“As a cell boy, you are in charge of bringing food. They are not allowed to go outside, and because of that, a lot of the prisoners hate it. And because they are always kept indoors, they are held responsible for any item that goes missing, and so they are expected to remain vigilant,” he disclosed.

The Ex-convict added, “The cell leaders are the last ones to enter the gate by 8 pm before the gates are locked. As a prisoner, if you mistakenly cough after 8 pm to make noise, you can be surcharged.

“You can be taken to court, which is right there in the prison cells. There are prisoners acting as judges, police, lawyers, all in the cells and they will rule on your case if you’re in trouble,” he recounted.

“I was working as a kitchen boy, and the living conditions were poor. The groundnuts used for the soup are mostly rotten. Some prisoners who are serving longer jail terms and those with money are allowed to operate illegal businesses like selling food and scam operations within the facility and pay commissions to the prison officers,” he added.

The Ex-convict also disclosed that some prisoners are able to amass wealth while incarcerated by operating a food business.

“The prisoners operating a food business are rich. Even though they are in prison, they are able to build huge houses outside despite coming to Nsawam with nothing in their name or a single dime,” he disclosed.

Some Ghanaians on X reacting to the ex-convict revelation stated, “Just give it some few days prisons officers will come and say he is lying, these the 4 prisoner telling us how the place is and when you listen to the stories they are all saying the same things and you can tell they are no lying yet prison officers will come and defend it”.

A netizen added, “Prison is very harsh and unforgiving. It’s supposed to reform the prisoners, but the conditions rather make them hardened

It’s why I was shocked when some Ghanaians were angry that the Church of Pentecost built a prison.

They built a prison so that inmates can have better lives !!”.

A netizen added, “Every institution in this money-hungry state is corrupt! We are setting ourselves up for the worst. Every individual wants an edge over the others. We’ve sold our sense of humanity and dignity to a mere paper. It’s sad how the future generation is going to crumble”.

“Our fight against cybercrime and fraud cannot succeed if our own prisons are being used as operational bases for scammers. Allegations of officers receiving commissions from these illegal activities are incredibly serious. We need a complete security overhaul at Nsawam to ensure that inmates are truly serving their sentences, not running illegal businesses there”, an X user added.

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