The Nsawam medium security prison in the Eastern region has received some items from the Ghana Bar Association (GBA).
The gesture according to the GBA is in furtherance of its national executive committee’s decision to give back to society every year.
“In 2021 the national executive committee took a decision that we will give back to society and the mechanism was to use the mothers’ and fathers’ day celebrations. Last year we were at the veteran’s association and gave back to our fathers who fought for this country and today we are here to give to the male prisoners.”, GBA President Yaw Acheampong Baffour said while leading the delegation from the GBA to make the presentation.
“We know that no matter how hard the government tries there are problems with the prison when it comes to feeding in particular so we came to assist in our own widowers might”, he added.
Receiving the items on behalf of the Nsawam Prison, PRO of the Nsawam Prisons, Superintendent Adamu Latif Abdul, expressed gratitude on behalf of the service and revealed that this fathers’ day gesture was the first of its kind for the Nsawam Prison.
“For fathers’ day this is a novel and first time we have received a donation pertaining to the day. The prison is an extension of the work they do, and for them to come and support us is in the right direction.”, Sup. Latif said.
Sup. Latif also called on other organizations to come support the prison as he says the reformation of inmates cannot be achieved by the prison service alone and requires all to collaborate to make the institution’s mandate a success.
The GBA apart from the donation of food items and toiletries made a cash donation to the prison service to pay for the registration of some 10 inmates who have decided to pursue their education but have not been able to pay their BECE registration fee.
The donation exercise according to the GBA was replicated across the country by the various regional bar associations.