“When I closed THE GRAPES OF WRATH, I was a different man. It enriched my powers of thinking and discipline, and my relationships. I left prison more informed than I went in and the more informed you are the less arrogant and aggressive you are.” – Nelson Mandela The above quote by one of the...
Imprisonment, in recent times, has moved from the era of human warehousing to that which seeks to correct the offending behaviour of offenders. The shift in focus, undoubtedly, requires from the Ghana Prisons Service newer treatment modules which focus on filling behavioural and intellectual gaps of offenders to empower them for fruitful and law...
Four hundred and ninety-one (491) recruit officers of the Ghana Prisons Service have passed out as Second Class Officers to begin their roles as Prisons officers to ensure the safe custody, welfare, reformation and rehabilitation of offenders. The recruit course, which is the 113th of the Service, comprised three hundred and twenty six (326) men...
BY: ASP Samuel kofi Ofori In April, 2020 personnel from the Military, Prisons and Zoomlion Company Limited with support from the Sanitation Ministry and Accra Metropolitan Assembly tackled the filth at some major roads and markets in the capital. The cleanup exercise which lasted for a week was characterized by all COVID-19 safety protocols and was...
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...
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...
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...
