are
free
to
exercise
for
not
less
than
an
hour
a
day
and
those
with
special
effects
like
glasses
and
hearing
devices
are
to
access
them.8
Regarding
cleanliness,
the
cells,
kitchen
washing
and
toilet
facilities
must
be
kept
well
under
section
36.
The
medical
officer
is
to
check
and
certify
the
fitness
of
a
place
of
detention
in
terms
of
lighting,
size,
heating,
ventilation
fittings
and
furniture
before
inmates
are
accommodated
there.9
Prisoners
are
entitled
to
visits
and
receive
and
write
letters
once
in
two
weeks.
There
is
no
hindrance
of
religious
freedom
and
prisoners
are
free
to
attend
moral
and
religious
instruction.10
Education
in
prisons
is
encouraged.
Prisoners
are
only
allowed
to
work
for
the
benefit
of
the
institution
and
subject
to
medical
fitness.
Regarding
punishment,
the
Director
is
granted
a
lot
of
powers
to
determine
any
punishment.
However,
solitary
confinement
is
not
to
exceed
28
days,
hard
labour
is
allowed
but
regulated
and
so
is
corporal
punishment.11
Corporal
punishment
for
mutiny,
incitement
to
mutiny
and
personal
violence
is
allowed
by
the
Decree,
but
with
elaborate
approval
procedures
by
the
Board.
Mechanical
restraints,
use
of
force
and
or
fire
arms
are
mot
allowed
except
in
grave
circumstances.
3.28
Mental
health
The
provision
of
services
for
the
ten
per
cent
of
Ghanaians
who
suffer
from
mental
health
problems
continues
to
be
woefully
inadequate.
There
are
only
four
psychiatrists
practising
in
the
whole
of
Ghana
and
conditions
at
the
existing
mental
health
facilities
are
stretched
–
for
the
1,100
patients
at
the
Accra
Psychiatric
Hospital
there
are
only
500
beds
and
7
doctors.
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14
15
16
17
18
8
Sec 35
9
Sec 37
10
11
Secs 38 to 40
Secs 41, 42 and 43
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