On June 12, 2026, the Prison Officers Training School (POTS), in collaboration with the High Commission of India, Accra, organized a transformative yoga session for officers aimed at promoting physical, mental, and emotional well-being. The session saw officers actively participating in a variety of yoga exercises, breathing techniques, meditation, and...
The Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr. Eric Nyamekye has commissioned a renovated Skills Training Centre for inmates at the Kete Krachi Local Prison. The donation reaffirms the church's commitment to rehabilitation and social transformation. In his welcome address, the Officer-in-Charge of the Kete Krachi Local Prison, Assistant...
The Prison Officers’ Wives Association (PROWA) on Friday, 12th June 2026, inaugurated its newly elected National Executives at a ceremony held at the Ghana Prisons Service Headquarters Conference Room in Accra. The event was attended by the Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, Esq., together with the...
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and in celebration of attaining autonomous university status, the Accra Metropolitan University has awarded scholarships to ten selected inmates of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison to pursue Master's Degree programmes. The scholarship package, which represents the first batch of beneficiaries under the...
The Tamale Central and Female Prisons hosted a mental health awareness and education programme focused on stress management, stigma reduction, and substance abuse for officers at the prisons canteen on Friday, 22nd May, 2026. The programme is aimed at promoting the mental well-being and emotional stability of officers in the...
The Prison Officers’ Training School (POTS), in collaboration with the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International, East Legon Chapter, held a special lunch meeting with officers as part of the Fellowship’s Market Place Outreach Programme on 19th May, 2026. The programme brought together officers from the Senior Correctional Centre and...
A delegation from the Nigerian Correctional Service, led by Assistant Controller General Lakatile Cham Cyrus, has successfully concluded a learning exchange visit to Ghana focused on prisoner classification and best practices in correctional management. The visit, organized in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), commenced...
Officers of the Ghana Prisons Service were among several distinguished personalities honoured at the Heroes of the Region Conference held in the Eastern Region for their exceptional service, dedication and contribution to national development. During the programme, DDP Patrick Thomas Seidu delivered a presentation on the “Think Prison 360°” initiative,...
The Nsawam Female Prison in collaboration with Safe Haven Rehabilitation Centre and Christ Embassy organized a Bible School Graduation Ceremony for inmates who successfully completed their theological studies on 21st March, 2026. The programme was aimed at promoting spiritual growth and moral reformation among inmates as part of rehabilitation...
On Friday 20th March, 2026, Manhyia Local Prison celebrated Eid-Ul-Fitr with the inmates after completing a 30-day fasting period of Ramadan. The celebration commenced around 9:00 am with a prayer led by the Imam of Manhyia Local Prison, C/Supt. Jamal Adam Mohammed. The inmates were neatly dressed in their jalabia's...
