{
  "id": 16765128,
  "title": "Wontumi calls for prison reforms, dedicated hospital and conjugal visits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/wontumi-calls-for-prison-reforms-dedicated-hospital-and-conjugal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T15:52:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general/wontumi-calls-for-prison-reforms-dedicated-hospital-and-conjugal-visits/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chairman Wontumi urges Parliament to pass new Prison Reform Act, improve inmates’ welfare and modernise Ghana’s correctional facilities. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has called for comprehensive reforms in Ghana’s prison system, including the establishment of a dedicated prison hospital, improved welfare for prison officers, and regulated conjugal visits for…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Full statement: Wontumi’s reflections from prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/full-statement-wontumis-reflections-from-prison",
        "published": "2026-10-27T18:44:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}