Ghana’s Prisons now world market of ‘wee’ – Prisoner

A Prisoner name withheld has stated emphatically that smoking of marijuana popularly known as ‘wee’ is legal in some prisons across the country.

The Prisoner describes Ghana Prisons as World Market of ‘Wee’ saying prisoners have right to smoke ‘wee’ while spending their jail terms in prison.

Speaking in an interview with Abusua News’ Akyeamkwaa Nana Kofi Asare, the prisoner who is spending his jail term in the Kumasi Central Prison said ‘wee’ is sold like tomatoes and garden eggs.

According to him, it is not necessary for security agencies to worry themselves to arrest and jail ‘wee’ smokers because when they come to prison, ‘wee’ smoking is legal.

“Sometimes I ask myself why should someone arrested and jailed for smoking one roll of ‘Wee’ while when you go to some prisons in Ghana especially Kumasi Central Prison, Wee smoking is legal?. My brother I will not lie to you, I have been in prison for the past 4 years and they sell ‘wee’ like they are selling vegetables in Central market” he said.

He added that those arrested and jailed for smoking ‘Wee’ cannot change their lifestyle because they are enjoying themselves since they find it easy to access it.

Meanwhile, the Public Relation Officer (PRO) for Kumasi Central Prison ASP Richard Bukari confirmed the selling of ‘wee’ in the prisons yard.

ASP Richard speaking in an interview with Abusua News said some supervisory bodies which include some of the police officers behind the selling of ‘Wee’ in the prison yard.

He said the prisoners buy the ‘weed’ outside the prison yards when they go out to work and sometimes some officers illegally sell it to them.

Donation

The Prisoner however revealed that all donations made to them by individuals, groups, churches and NGOs are not given to them.

“We don’t remember the last time we were served milk, sugar, cowbell coffee, cooking oil etc but always people donate to us. We will only eat porridge with sugar and milk when visitors are coming and even that one is once a year. We are suffering too much because of the kind of treatment we are going through” he said.

Commenting on the allegation made by the prisoner about the donation made to them, ASP Richard in an interview with Nana Ama Annor said that there is no way prison officers will take donations made by people in the name of the prisoner’s home.

He added that, instances where officers take stuff home are when a company or an agency specifically donates to the officers.

 

By: Ghana/Ultimatefmonline.com/106.9FM/Osei Kwadwo

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