The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has commissioned 265 Officer Cadets into the Senior Officer Corps of the Ghana Prisons Service to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Prisons (ASP). The passing-out ceremony took place on Tuesday, 2nd November 2025, at the...
On 22nd November, the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, marked her birthday by celebrating with inmates at the Nsawam Prisons Complex. She was represented by the Chief of Staff to the Vice President, Mr. Alex Segbefia, who conveyed her warm greetings and best...
The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, on 17th November 2025, undertook his first official visit to the Nsawam Medium Security Prison. He was received with a Guard of Honour, after which the Regional Commander, Deputy Director of Prisons Patrick Thomas Seidu, delivered a brief historical overview of...
The President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, officially commissioned the newly constructed 300-capacity Damongo Camp Prison in the Savannah Region. The facility, fully funded and built by The Church of Pentecost, forms part of the Church’s commitment to construct...
The Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (Esq.), on November 6, 2025, paid a working visit to the Wa Central Prison, where she officially launched the flagship “Think Prisons 360°” initiative. The initiative focuses on improving the welfare of officers and inmates, promoting agricultural mechanization, advancing industrialization...
The 2025 Ghana Women Awards (GWA) ceremony was a spectacular night of glamour and celebration, as the Director General of Prisons, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (ESQ), and the Director of Prisons in charge of Welfare, Mrs. Millicent Owusu, took home top honours at the 2025 Ghana Women Awards (GWA) for their...
The Sunyani Central Prison under the leadership of the Regional Commander, Deputy Director of Prisons(DDP) Thompson Otsokpo has taken a significant step towards improving inmate welfare through the cultivation and use of vegetables such as cabbage and garden eggs to supplement daily meals of inmates.The initiative also aligns with...
The Director General of Prisons, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (ESQ), has embarked on a visit to the Obuasi Camp Prison site at Pomposo in the Ashanti Region on Monday, September 15, 2025. She was accompanied by the Ashanti Regional Commander, DDP. Jame Mwinyella, and other senior officers. The visit aimed to...
The Director General of Prisons, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (ESQ), has made a significant visit to the newly established Prison Officers Training School at Fumso in the Adansi Asokwa district in the Ashanti region, on Monday, September 15, 2025. Her primary focus was on enhancing the welfare of officers and...
Chief Superintendent of Prisons(CSP)Adwoa Amofaa Agyena, the acting Commandant of Ankaful Prison Officers Training School has admonished all new Second-Class Officers who were recently posted to the various prison establushments. According to the acting Commandant, it is very important for the officers who have reported at various stations to uphold...
