Community service over prison: Ghana's bold justice reform
22 Jul 2026, 15:22 GMT
Topic: World
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/community-service-over-prison-ghana-s-bold-justice-reform/audio-78075644?maca=en-podcast_africalink-8027-xml-mrss
Ghana's Parliament has passed the Community Service Bill 2026, introducing an alternative to custodial sentences for eligible offenders. The reform aims to ease prison overcrowding, reduce the cost of incarceration and promote rehabilitation. But will the new system deliver results? Eddy Micah Jr. discusses the implications with law lecturer Christian Malm Hesse and DW's Eric Mawuena Egbeta.