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PULL OUT CEREMONY IN HONOUR OF DEPUTY-DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS

The Deputy-Director General in charge of operations, Mr. Sylvester K. Badu Rabbles in accordance with the tradition of the Ghana Prison Service, was memorably pulled out after decades of hard work, dedication and innovativeness to the Prison Service and mother Ghana. The flagship and highly attended ceremony was held at the Prison church, cantonment...

PULL OUT CEREMONY IN OF DIRECTOR OF PRISONS

SPO.250, Director of Prisons, Mr. Leopold Kwame Amoah Ansah was pulled out successfully as per the tradition of the Ghana Prisons Service. The event which was characterized by COVID-19 safety Protocols was held at the Prisons Headquarters in Accra. DOP. Leopold Kwame Ansah was enlisted into the Prisons Service in May, 1985 as a...

COVID-19: Prisons Service leads the way in maintaining clean Ghana

The Prisons Service has intensified its “Clean Ghana Campaign” to clear all major streets and highways within the capital of filth. The exercise which commenced a year ago, received sterling remarks from the general public until it was temporarily put on hold in March 2020 by the Prisons Authority to observe the partial lockdown...

THE SEMI-DETONATED GRENADE OF PHONES IN OUR JAILS

Mobile phones have for at least, the past two decades, become indispensable companions in our daily lives. They come in handy in diverse circumstances and have undoubtedly become tools for social cohesion today.  Communications in all forms are facilitated by mobile phones; voice and video calls, text messages and various...

Government appoints new Directors of Prisons Service

President John Mahama, acting on the advice of the Prisons Service Council, has approved of the promotion of 17 Superior Officers of the Ghana Prisons Service. The promotions take effect from January 1, 2015. A statement signed by DSP Vitalis A-Iyeh, Chief Public Relations Officer, said Deputy Director of Prisons...

Government Inaugurates Prisons Service Council

A 13-member Council for the Ghana Prisons Service has been inaugurated to assist in its smooth running. The members included three nominees by the President namely; Pastor Stephen Wengam of the Assemblies of God Church, who chairs the Council, Mr Solomon Appiah and Nana Baffour Okumanin.Other members are; Mr Mark...

The 7th Prisons Service Council Inaugurated

Sitting in the middle is the Vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on his immediate right is the Interior Minister Ambrose Dery, and on the left is the Ag. DGP Parick Darko Missah. A 13-member Prisons Service Council has been inaugurated to advise the President on matters of policy relating to...