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No, Misdemeanours Do Attract a Prison Term in Ghana, Even 25 Years
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No, Misdemeanours Do Attract a Prison Term in Ghana, Even 25 Years

(Why small keys still lock big doors and why community service is not automatic)   Introduction A few weeks ago, a certain wind began to blow through our legal streets, and it appears to be gaining momentum. It carries a seductive but specious dictum that misdemeanours in Ghana attract no custodial sentence, only a fine;...