‘Yam’ phone is sold for GH3,000; Android phone for GH12,000 in prison [Video]

An ex-convict has shared details about the brisk business activities taking place in some of Ghana’s maximum-security prisons.

In an interview with Onua FM, which was later shared on social media, he explained how some prohibited items are sold at exorbitant prices within the correctional facility.

“There is a lot of fraudulent activity in the prison. This small mobile phone [not a smartphone] is sold for GH¢3,000. An Android phone costs GH¢12,000. Even the SIM card is sold for GH¢400 inside the prison. A lot of business goes on there. Inmates can even have a fake international call made for them to make it seem like they are speaking from abroad, just to defraud unsuspecting individuals.”

He also mentioned a recent operation conducted by the Prison Headquarters, where three sacks full of mobile phones were seized.

However, he assured that mobile phones are still commonly used by inmates.

“When items …