Fine Vision Optical Services,on Tuesday 7th of February,2023 organized a free glaucoma and general eye screening exercise for staff and inmates of the Senior Correctional Centre (SCC) in Accra.Management of Fine Vision Optical Services expressed their desire to reduce avoidable blindness and manage unavoidable cases through the provision of...
Two senior officers of the Ghana Prisons Service have been awarded medals by the Corrections Department at the United Nations Missions in South Sudan/ Corrections Medal Day Parade held on Wednesday, 1st February,2023.The awardees, Chief Superintendent of Prisons (CSP.)Julius Quarshie and Superintendent of Prisons (Supt.) Frederick Adotei Johnson received...
Benedicta Sarfoa Asamoah,winner of TV reality show Ghana's Most Beautiful 2021 has today the 2nd of February, 2023 presented a citation to the Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mr.Isaac Kofi Egyir at the Prisons Headquarters in Accra. The citation is a symbol of gratitude for the assistance and...
The Chaplaincy unit of the Ghana Prisons Service has today the 31st of January,2023 held a consultative meeting with members of religious groups and non-governmental organisations involved in prison ministry. The meeting which took place at the Prisons Interdenominational Church at the Prisons Headquarters, Cantonments discussed among other vital issues...
The Church of Pentecost in collaboration with the Ghana Bible Society and Local council of churches yesterday Sunday 29th January 2023, officially Launched it's annual National Bible Reading at their headquarters, (Sophia McKeown Temple) in La-Accra.The launch which was held under the theme "God's unchanging word: Hope for all."...
A Photo Journalist with the Public Relations Unit of the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS), Lance Corporal Justice Selorm Gadri, has presented his ‘Outstanding Achievers and Excellence Awards Africa’, award to the Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS), Mr Isaac Kofi Egyir.Mr Gadri who was shortlisted among thirty photographers...
The Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Management Ghana yesterday Saturday, the 14th of January,2023 officially launched its annual Awards and Dinner Night with an exhibition and official launching ceremony at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) Headquarters Hall in Accra. The event which took off with an exhibition session...
THE United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UN ODC) in collaboration with the Embassy of the United States of America yesterday donated 500 mattresses to Ghana Prisons This was part of the three-year project between UNODC and GPS in strengthening the compli- ance of the Ghana Prisons Service with...
Ghana Prisons Service,World Health Organization, National Tuberculosis and HIV Control Programmes discuss strategic ways to improve service delivery in the Prisons. Present at the discussion were the Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service Mr.Isasc Kofi Egyir, the Director of Prisons in charge of Services Mrs.Patience Baffoe - Bonnie (Esq.),...
The Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) has set up a Unit to train and breed sniffer dogs to help detect contraband goods in the country’s prisons. The new K9 unit of the Service would aid the manual search for mobile phones, narcotic drugs, money and alcohol, among others, being smuggled to...
