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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has donated 10 chairs, 6 metal cabinets, 6 table desk and office stationeries to the Ghana Prisons Service. The items are to support the works of the selected prison facilities piloting the diagnostic centers. The stations include Ankaful Maximum, Nsawam Medium Security,...
Second Class Officer(2CO.)Rita Nkansah Boateng has been appointed together with other seasoned African women referees to officiate in this year's Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women's Champions League - WAFU Zone B qualifiers which is ongoing at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, Nigeria. 2C0. Nkansah was the 4th...
The new members include: Hon. Gladys Gillian Naadu Tetteh from the Internal Audit Agency, Mr. Joshua Magnus Nocol from the Internal Audit Agency, Madam Lucy Aboagye-Nuamah from the Institute of Chartered Accountant Ghana and Deputy Superintendent of Prisons William Afari. Also present was the Director of Prisons in charge...
The Director of Prisons in charge of Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (Esq.) has won the Female Pillar of Modern Ghana Award (Pillar in Public Service). This laurel came as a recognition to her exemplary and outstanding contributions to the economy in the public sector development. The event which recognized and honoured...
Drill Sergeant Joy Yaw Kuma Agba, a Prisons junior officer with the Drill and Duty Unit at the Prisons Officers Training School in Accra has been awarded the Best Allied Security Service personnel at the just ended Advance Drill and Duties Course 1- 23 at the Ghana Armed Forces...
A total of fifty-one/51 Prisoners from the Nation’s Prisons have sat for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) across the country. This comprised 26 Juveniles from the Senior Correctional Centre (SCC), 9 inmates from the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons, 8 inmates from the Kumasi Central Prison, 4 inmates...
Coded Innovation Technologies Services has today, 7th August, 2023 donated 80 computer sets, 2 projectors and 2 projector screens to the Ghana Prisons Service at the Prisons Headquarters in Accra. The presentation forms part of the scholarship secretariat to the Prisons Service in 2022 to train 1,200 officers in fundamental...
Lance corporal Edward Opoku has been promoted to the rank of a corporal for his act of bravery and rare skill in helping to recapture a prisoner who escaped at Asiwa in the Ashanti Region. Photos: Lance corporal Justice Selorm Gadri
The K9 dog units of the Prisons and Police Service on Saturday, 8th July, 2023 held the maiden edition of the K9 dog show at the Prisons Officers Training School in Accra. The trained dogs and their trainers thrilled the crowd present with skills in dog obedience, detection of fire arms,...
The Director General of Prisons has paid a courtesy call to the chief of Ejura Sekyeredumasi, Nana Antwi Boasiako II as part of his visit to Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The visit was aimed at finishing modalities for the establishment of a modern Prison facility in the township. The Director...
