The Director General of Prisons (DGP), Mr. Isaac Kofi Egyir, has advised officers of the Bawku Local Prison to continue to remain calm aftermath the intervention by the Regional Security Council led by the hon. Regional Minister. Mr. Isaac Egyir said this at a special durbar with officers of the...
In the hearts of Ghana's Correctional facilities lies a beacon of hope and transformation: the vocational and technical skill development programs for inmates in the forty five (45) prison establishments nationwide. Whereas incarceration serves as a form of punishment, these skill development initiatives offer a pathway to rehabilitation, empowering...
The Mayor of Tamale, Hon. Sulley Salifu, the Second in Command (2IC) at the Tamale Central Prison, Chief Superintendent of Prisons (CSP.) Amatus Siekure together with some executives of the Fatih College Foundation have commissioned a newly constructed mechanized borehole for officers and inmates of the Tamale Central Prison. Hon....
The Eastern Regional Commander and Officer in charge of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison, Assistant Director of Prisons (ADP) Thomas Seidu attended the Adoagyiri Traditional Council's Akwasidae celebration on Sunday, May 12th, 2024 at the Okoanadwo Fie.
PHOTOS GALLERY OF SECOND BATCH SPECIAL CAPACITY TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR ASSISTANT CHIEF OFFICERS, ON FRIDAY 10TH MAY, 2024.
The National Commission for Civic education (NCCE) has marked this year’s constitution week with an education and awareness creation on the 1992 constitution with Prison Officers at the Prison Headquarters in Accra. Dr. Imran Mohammed, the Director of Programs at NCCE opened the education by enlightening officers on their duties...
A nine-member team from the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) in collaboration with 20 Operations officers of the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) have embarked on a security search at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison (NMSP), at Nsawam, in the Eastern region. The aim of the exercise which took place on Sunday,...
The POS Foundation, in conjunction with the GIZ, has recently commissioned a newly furnished Paralegal Office at the Kumasi Central Prison, in the Ashanti Region. Outdoored at Kumasi Central Prison, the POS Foundation, with support from GIZ also held a Multi Stakeholder workshop on the In-prison paralegal program, which was...
During this year's Civil Service Week Celebration, the Prisons Commercial Unit (Headquarters) along with the Senior Correctional Center, James Camp Prison, and the Nsawam Female Prison, showcased a wide array of products crafted through inmate vocational training. These items range from smocks and beaded bags to bamboo bags, door mats,...
The Greater Accra Regional Prisons Ladies Association (PRILAS) organised a health Walk and general health screening for officers on Wednesday,1st May, 2024. The theme for the May Day holiday event was "Strong Minds, Strong Bodies and Strong Reformers". The MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon , Hon Lydia Seyram Alhassan was the...
