The Sunyani Central Prison has commissioned a Car Wash and Vulcanising Skills Development Centre to provide inmates with practical vocational skills and prepare them for life after prison. The facility, which was commissioned on Friday, 30th October 2026, at the forecourt of the prison, forms part of the Ghana Prisons...
The Western Regional Command of the Ghana Prisons Service on Thursday, 29th October 2026, launched a Regional Prisons Medicine and Equipment Bank to address healthcare gaps and improve access to essential medical supplies across prison facilities in the region. Speaking on the initiative, the Officer in Charge of Sekondi Central...
The Chairman of the Ghana Prisons Service Council, Apostle Ing. Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi, has led a delegation on a familiarisation visit to the Ankaful Prison Complex in the Central Region. The team toured the various prison establishments and engaged officers and inmates on welfare, rehabilitation and operational challenges. Inmates expressed...
The Ghana Prisons Service has held its maiden Director-General and Adehyeɛ’s Art Exhibition as part of the Think Prisons 360 degrees initiative, aimed at using creative arts as a tool for reformation and rehabilitation. The two-day event, held from Thursday, 8th to Friday, 9th, October 2026, showcased paintings, crafts and...
The Ghana Commercial Bank(GCB)Limited, Sunyani Branch, has handed over a mechanised borehole to the Sunyani Central Prisons to provide a reliable water supply for the prison community. The project, implemented under the Bank’s Staff Community Impact Programme (SCIP), was received on behalf of the Ghana Prisons Service by the Officer-in-Charge...
The Central Regional Command of the Ghana Prisons Service has launched its Medicine and Equipment Bank at the Pempamsie Hotel in Cape Coast on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, to mobilise medicines and medical supplies for prisons in the region. The ceremony was chaired by the Omanhene of Abeadze Traditional Area,...
The International Prisons Chaplains Association (IPCA) of Ghana marked its 10th anniversary with a durbar and exhibition at the ongoing International Prison Ministry Conference at the Gnat Hall in Accra. The celebration, held on Wednesday, 23rd September 2026, marked the second day of the conference and featured praise and worship,...
The Ghana Prisons Service has officially launched Ghana Prisons TV, a new television platform dedicated to telling the story of the Service, showcasing its rehabilitation programmes and highlighting the transformation, talents and achievements of inmates and officers.The launch was held under the theme: “Changing the Narrative, Rehabilitating and Inspiring...
The Sunyani Central and Female Prisons have successfully completed a three-day Sign Language Training programme aimed at equipping officers with the knowledge and practical skills needed to communicate effectively with persons who have hearing and speech-related communication challenges within the correctional environment. The training programme was organised by the Sunyani...
The Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (Esq.), on Tuesday, 8th September, 2026, paid a working visit to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) in Accra to seek support and partnership for the upcoming launch of Ghana Prisons Television. During the visit, Mrs. Baffoe-Bonnie was welcomed by the...
