A recent interpretation suggesting that misdemeanours in Ghana only attract fines and not prison terms is inaccurate, according to the statute book. The Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30) outlines that a person convicted of a misdemeanour with an unspecified punishment is liable to imprisonment for up to three years. Furthermore, Section 296(5) of Act 30 specifies that certain offences, including some classified as misdemeanours, can lead to imprisonment for up to twenty-five years. These include offences like fraud by agents, possession of instruments for unlawful entry, and possession of means for forging. Additionally, offences such as corruption of and by a public officer, accepting or giving bribes, and withholding public money by a public officer, which were previously misdemeanours, now carry a mandatory minimum of twelve years and a maximum of twenty-five years imprisonment following amendments in 2020. The article emphasizes that offences like assault simpliciter and publication of false news are also classified as misdemeanours that can result in incarceration.