High Court Commercial Court 54 20 Human Rights Courts Land Court 2 13 Economic/Financial Court Labour Court Regional Tribunal Crime Circuit Court Magistrate Court 3 3 3 66 161 Located in all 10 regions Accra – 6 (Greater Accra) Kumasi – 4 (Ashanti) Sunyani – 2 (Brong Ahafo) Koforidua – 2 (Eastern) Cape Coast – 2 (Central) Sekondi/Takoradi – 2 (Western) Tamale – 2 (Northern) Accra and Kumasi Accra – 10 Kumasi – 3 Accra – 2 Kumasi – 1 Accra (2) and Kumasi (1) Accra – 2 Kumasi – 1 Located in all 10 regions Located in districts in all 10 regions Source: Judicial Service, 2010 2.11.3 Justice-for-All Programme The programme was initiated by the Judiciary to reduce congestion in prison facilities across the country by freeing remand prisoners who had been behind bars for 5 years or more. The programmes considered 245 cases at the Nsawan Prison, and placed 113 before judges/magistrates; 13 cases were struck out as they had been dealt with already; 63 individuals were discharged and 1accused person was convicted. 2.11.4 Court computerization The technological capacity of the judiciary to dispense justice and enhance the rule of law continued to be improved with the number of courts computerized increasing from 29.8 percent in 2010 to 37.0 percent in 2011. However, the average number of months for resolving cases remained unchanged at 7 months (Table 2.9). Table 2.9: Court computerization and ADR cases Percentage of courts computerized Average number of months needed to resolve 2010 29.8% 7 Sixth Annual APRM Progress Report: January – December 2011 2011 37.0% 7 25

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