On Thursday, 5th February 2026, the Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Patience Baffoe Bonnie Esq., engaged some Circuit Court Judges at the Law Court Complex in Accra during a special lecture session. The lecture titled “When the Gavel Falls,” focused on the core mandate of the Ghana Prisons Service...
The Chief Justice of the Republic, His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has expressed concerned over the overcrowding state of Ghana's prisons, highlighting it as a contributing factor for the establishment of the shift court system and the specialized courts to fast-track all cases brought before the court. He made this...
The Prison Service Council, led by he Chairman, Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi, together with the Director-General of Prisons, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie Esq., Service Council Members, and Directors of the Ghana Prisons Service, held a meeting with the leadership of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) on 3rd...
The Ghana Prisons Service has engaged students of Osu Presbyterian Senior High School in an educational programme aimed at sensitising the youth on crime prevention and responsible living. The outreach was led by Chief Superintendent of Prisons Abdul Latif Adamu and Superintendent of Prisons Irene Pieteson Arthur, who took the...
The Director-General of Prisons, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, Esq., has addressed officers of the Ejura Settlement Camp Prison, unveiling a number of initiatives aimed at improving staff welfare, strengthening discipline, and enhancing operational efficiency. The durbar, held at the prison chapel, brought together senior officers, junior officers, and Prison Officer Assistants....
On Monday, January 19, 2026, the Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe Bonnie(Esq) paid a courtesy call on the Ahafo Regional Minister, Hon. Charity Gardiner, as part of her regional tour. The visit was aimed at strengthening collaboration between the Prisons Service and regional authorities. The Director-General...
The Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (Esq), on Thursday, January 22, 2026 joined the Ejurahene, Barima Osei Hwedie II, to cut sod for the construction of a new 250-unit barracks accommodation for officers at the Ejura Settlement Camp Prison. The project, championed by the Ejurahene...
The Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie(Esq), as part of her duty tour in the Bono, Ahafo and Bono East regions, paid a working visit to the Bono Regional Minister, Hon. Joseph Addae Akwaboah (Esq), on Sunday January 18, 2026 to strengthen the collaboration between the...
The Ministry for the Interior and the Ministry of Education have signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) mandating the Ghana Prisons Service to locally produce school furniture, uniforms and sanitary pads for basic and secondary schools across the country. Under the agreements, inmates of the Ghana Prisons Service will be...
The Nsawam Female Prison on Friday, January 2, 2026 held a Talent Show for inmates of the facility to exhibit their talents in choreography, poetry, drama, and dance. In her opening address, the Officer-in-Charge of the Nsawam Female Prison, Deputy Director of Prisons DDP.Victoria Adzewudah(Mrs), noted that the event, which...
