But the emotional highpoint of his visit to Ghana came at the end a tour of a coastal fortress, where for 300 years, countless Africans boarded ships bound for death at sea or a life in slavery.
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Highpoint prisoner Farndon was being taken to hospital to be treated for a knife wound.
Nick Hardwick, chief inspector of prisons, said Highpoint provided a "generally safe and decent environment" but managers were "unsighted on some areas of concern".