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The Director of Prisons incharge of Operations and Facility Management, DOP. Benedict Bob-Dery, on Tuesday 30th December, 2025, paid a working visit to the Kumasi Central Prison as part of his oversight duties for the Ashanti region. The visit focused on officer security, social media, discipline and inmate welfare. The...
The Christ the King Cathedral Catholic Diocese of Sunyani has constructed a new kitchen facility for the Sunyani Central Prison as part of its commitment to promoting human dignity and improving the welfare of inmates. The newly built kitchen is intended to enhance the preparation of meals under improved hygienic...
The Kumasi Central Prison on Monday, 29th December 2025, made history with the successful staging of its maiden Inmates’ Runway Fashion Show, an innovative event that blended rehabilitation, creativity, and self-expression in a vibrant display of talent. Held within the prison yard, the colourful event transformed the facility into a...
St. Vincent de Paul’s Society of the Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) Cathedral Parish, Tamale, paid a charitable visit to the Tamale Central Prison on December 26, 2025, as part of its Boxing Day outreach activities. Led by the Administrator of the OLA Cathedral, Very Rev. Fr. Thaddeus Kuusah, the...
The KLG Foundation, in collaboration with Savannah Alliance Ghana, has donated a significant quantity of building materials to the Tamale Central Prison to support ongoing efforts to improve infrastructure and inmate welfare. The donation, made on 24th December 2025, followed a request by the Northern Regional Commander, DDP. Obed...
The Tamale Central and Female Prisons on Tuesday hosted a festive Christmas celebration party for 300 inmates, courtesy of Executive Chef Faila, a Guinness World Record Cook-a-thon contender. The initiative aimed at spreading goodwill and reinforcing the importance of rehabilitation and hope among inmates. The event was graced by the...
The Director General of Prisons, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (Esq.), on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, paid a working visit to the Tamale Central and Female Prisons as part of ongoing efforts to enhance inmate welfare and strengthen rehabilitation programmes. Addressing inmates of both facilities, Mrs. Baffoe-Bonnie reaffirmed her administration’s commitment to...
The Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie(Esq) on Monday, December 22, 2025, held the maiden edition of the Director General's Christmas Jamboree for children in the Navrongo prison community, in the Upper East region. The coloful event celebrated with the theme "Obaatanpa, every child deserves love",...
The Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service,Mrs.Patience Baffoe-Bonnie(Esq) in her continuous efforts to enhance the welfare of officers and inmates, has engaged officers and inmates of the Navrongo Central prison ahead of the maiden Obaatanpa christmas jamboree for the children in the Navrongo prison community. In an inspiring interaction...
As part of ongoing stakeholder engagements under the Ghana Prisons Service reset agenda, the Director General of Prisons, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (Esq.), has undertaken a working visit to the Upper East Region. The visit commenced with a courtesy call on the Paramount Chief of the Navrongo Traditional Area, Navro-Pio Asagpaare...
