The Ghana Prisons Service observed this year’s Gender Week celebration at all prison facilities in the Eastern Region.
From Thursday, May 8 to 16, the celebration was held. For the closing conference, all individuals from the command who promote, coordinate, and monitor gender-related issues gathered at the Nsawam Female Prison.
The theme for this year’s celebration was “Empowering Women, Empowering Communities—The role of mothers in combating the new trend of drug menace among the youth.”
Several activities, such as health screening, a health walk, fun games, a talk on drug abuse, and a thanksgiving service at their various stations, were held at Akuse male and female, Koforidua, and the Nsawam Complex prisons.
As part of the commemoration, Osamkrom Prison Ladies Association (PRILAS) donated sanitary pads to 85 girls of Osamkrom D/A Basic School in the Central Region.
This initiative aimed to support menstrual hygiene management and raise awareness about the importance of menstrual health.
The Prisons Headquarters Gender Unit climaxed the Gender Week celebration with a thanksgiving service on Friday, May 16, at the Prisons Interdenominational Church, Cantonments.
Present at the service were the Director in charge of Administration DOP. Samuel Akolbire, Director of Prisons in charge of Services DOP. Benedict Bob-Dery, Director in charge of Technical DOP. Gloria Essandoh and the Director in charge of Health DOP. Joana Fofo Tackie- Otoo(Mrs).
The rest were the Director in charge of Agric DOP. Ali Kwaku Ababio, Director in charge of Operations DOP. Francis Hagbe, Commanding Officer/ Officer in charge of Gender DDP. Sophia Osei Bonsu and the Chaplain General DDP. S. Adama Okai.
A celebratory rite of passage known as the ‘Wetting Ceremony’, allegedly practised in the Ghana Prisons Service, has caught the attention of netizens on social media.
A senior officer in the Ghana Prisons Service, in a video circulating on social media, could be seen pouring alcohol on another officer to celebrate the promotion of new officers.
The alcoholic beverage was poured on and in the attire of the officer, and he was also made to take a sip.
Other officers cheered on as this ‘rite of passage’ took place.
According to sources, this is carried out to honour newly promoted officers.
A senior officer in the Ghana Prisons Service seen pouring alcohol on another officer in a celebratory rite of passage known as the 'Wetting Ceremony’, which, according to sources, is carried out to honor newly promoted officers. pic.twitter.com/IBUJGbi8aM
The Ghana Police Service has indicated that the December 7, 2024, polls will be held devoid of military intervention.
According to him, the Ghana Police Service, together with its sister institutions, including the Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Prisons Service, etc., is poised to spearhead the elections without employing the services of the military.
“It’s going to be only the police, the prisons, fire, and then immigration, they are going to conduct the elections. These institutions are going to support us.
“It is our baby. It is the baby of the police but we are bringing in our sister security to assist,” he said.
Additionally, he said political parties in the country have declared their willingness to cooperate with the Ghana Police Service and other security agencies in ensuring a violence free election in the upcoming 2024 polls.
Speaking in an interaction with JoyNews, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Prince Gabriel Waabu, revealed the Ghana Police service has held various engagements with the political parties who have pledged to play by the rules.
Asked about the relationship between the Ghana Police Service and political parties he said: “We have this rapport and we are engaging them one-on-one. We know with their assistance it would be a perfect thing.
“[We had a one-on-one kind of invitation. It was cordial. Very cooperative and they are going to play by the rules,” he said.
He, however, entreated political parties to talk to their followers and ensure that they eschew insults in their comments especially during the electioneering period.
He believes that if these are adhered to, “we would have a very beautiful election this year.”
Ghana Prisons Service has broken its silence regarding the reported escape of a Chinese national who was serving a one-year jail term for theft at the Nsawam Maximum Security Prison.
The incident took place during the individual’s medical assessment at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
Superintendent Abdul Latif Adamu, the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service, confirmed the escape and revealed that the inmate, Wang Xiao, was undergoing medical examination at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital at the time of the incident.
During an interview on Citi FM on February 12, 2024, he elaborated that despite being escorted by prison officers, Xiao managed to escape.
“It is indeed true that an incident like that has come to the attention of the service, and we can confirm that, yes, an escape has happened at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital where an inmate, a Chinese to be specific who was sent there for assessment for medical care, unfortunately, escaped.
“As it stands now, the issue is seriously under investigation, and we have mounted a strategy to search for and, if possible, recapture him. he was a convict serving a one-year jail term. the inmate in question was on transfer to Korle-Bu Hospital; it was a dental problem,” he said.
Superintendent Abdul Latif Adamu continued, “Officers were deployed to supervise him to ensure that he was escorted to the hospital and then back to the facility but unfortunately, this happened.
“That is why investigations are very necessaryto establish how it happened and the factors that actually caused it. We have gotten a lot of leads that have proven to be successful in what we are doing,” he added.
In a separate report by the state-owned graphiconline.com, DSP Irene Pokuah Wiredu, Head of Media Relations for the service, disclosed that a wanted person notice has been issued, urging the public to assist in re-arresting Wang Xiao.
President Akufo-Addo has appointed four senior officers to Deputy Directors General roles at theGhana Prisons Service.
In an official announcement on Thursday, February 8th, the Ghana Prisons Service revealed the appointment of four senior officers to key positions as Deputy Directors General.
Dr Francis Omane-Addo, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, Mr. Robin Asamoah Fenning, and Mr. Simon Yao Adzah have been selected for these roles, each bringing significant experience from their previous positions within the service.
The appointments, in accordance with Article 207 of the 1992 Constitution and upon the advice of the Prisons Service Council, signify a strategic move to strengthen the leadership and management of the service.
Life in prison often unveils the complexities of human stories, each woven with the twists of desperation, survival, and unexpected turns.
Meet Solomon (surname unknown), a 24-year-old prisoner at the Awutu Camp Prison, sentenced to 2.5 years for an act of theft that aimed to secure his child’s education, but left behind a trail of heartache, disappointment, and regret.
Solomon’s embrace of crime was not borne out of malice, but rather a desperate bid to provide for his last-born child’s school fees, according to him.
Once engaged in galamsey (illegal mining), a precarious endeavour, and employed as a tiler, his fortunes took a downturn after business went bad.
Stagnant galamsey operations and a lack of tiling work pushed him to consider stealing, a choice he had never made before.
“I used to be involved in galamsey, but we had been put on hold for a while. I was also a tiler, but patronage was not forthcoming, that is why I thought about stealing. That is the only time I had stolen something,” Solomon recounted in an interview with Crime Check Foundation‘s Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng.
The stolen items were 25 coconut seedlings – a small act that had significant consequences. He intended to sell each seedling for GHC10 and thus arrive at a sum of GHC250.
Unbeknownst to Solomon, his big brother noticed the seedlings and inquired about them. In an attempt to shield himself from suspicion, Solomon lied, claiming they belonged to someone else.
However, fate played a different hand. The true owner of the seedlings reported the theft, setting off a chain of events that led to Solomon’s incarceration.
“My big brother saw them and asked me about it and I lied by telling him they were for someone. Unfortunately, the owner came to announce the theft at the information centre where my brother works, and so my brother told him to ask me about it. The owner was so upset about it, he decided to press charges and here I am,” he explained in the Twi dialect.
As Solomon sat confined behind bars, the weight of his actions bore heavily on his shoulders.
The stolen seedlings, according to him would have paid for his child’s fees (GHC80.00 per terms), as well as daily transportation and feeding fees (GHC7.00).
In an attempt to make sense of his situation, his plight led to introspection, revealing the pivotal role his partner and mother of his two children, played in his downward spiral.
Once enjoying relative prosperity, he strayed from the path of fidelity and indulged in relationships with multiple women, admitting having had at some point, about 10 girlfriends.
However, amidst these women was one “serious” girlfriend he had in addition to the mother of his children.
His partner, who had offered sound advice on financial responsibility and righteous living, found her counsel ignored.
He admitted, “If I had lived right with my partner, I would not have been in prison.”
The public recognition bestowed upon Cpl Edward Opoku is not merely a consequence of a job promotion, but rather a result of the exceptional acts that have earned him such praise.
While serving as a lance corporal in the Ghana Prisons Service, this courageous individual went above and beyond to facilitate the apprehension of an escaped fugitive from the Ahinsan Camp Prison in Kumasi, located in the Ashanti Region.
As stated in a report by graphic.com.gh, Cpl Edward Opoku, with service number 11557, and also serving as a sound engineer with the Prison’s Master Piece Band, demonstrated exceptional professionalism and courage in his actions, leading to his well-deserved recognition.
The report dated December 3, 2022, said the officer, stationed in Accra, mentioned that he was en route to visit a friend in Asiwa, Kumasi. However, the journey came to an unexpected halt at Bomfa Akyiase, as the driver of the commercial vehicle he was traveling with decided to end the trip there.
Before he could proceed with his journey, he overheard some residents in the area discussing the arrest of a fugitive.
Further reports indicate that the officer was informed that the man had managed to escape from prison and was apprehended while attempting to steal a mobile phone in the community.
Despite the enraged residents’ near-lynching stance towards the fugitive, Cpl Opoku courageously took the risk and intervened, rescuing the escapee, but not without sustaining injuries himself in the process.
“I sustained injuries while trying to protect the fugitive. I feared for the life of the fugitive but the angry mob would not listen to me. had to show them my identification card at some point,” he said, the report added.
After successfully apprehending the fugitive, Cpl Edward Opoku proceeded to take him to the nearest police station located in Pemenase, a community situated after Bomfa Akyiase. However, the policemen at the station declined to receive the prisoner due to concerns that he might not withstand custody, given his weakened state from the beatings he endured. Cpl Edward Opoku then took it upon himself to bring the escapee to a medical facility, where both of them received the necessary medical attention.
Subsequently, Cpl Edward Opoku facilitated the transfer of the fugitive to the Kumasi Central Prison and later arranged for his relocation to the Prison’s headquarters in Accra, as mentioned in the report.
Government through the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday, July 12, launched the national entrepreneurship training programme for prison inmates.
Speaking at the launch of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) for Prison Inmates at the Ghana Prisons Service Headquarters, the Minister for the Interior, Hon. Ambrose Dery, stated that the programme will give a significant boost to efforts already being made by the Prison Service to provide rehabilitation programmes for inmates when they are discharged.
He explained that the programme, which is a partnership between the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) and the Ghana Prisons Service is aimed at providing training and employment options for beneficiaries which will ultimately reduce their chances of re-offending.
The training modules under the programme include soap and detergent making, juice processing, grain and cereal packaging, preparation of yoghurt and making of cosmetic and edible oils.
According to the Minister, the inmates who would benefit from the training will also be contributing towards Ghana’s long term strategic vision of consolidating her middle-income status and further building an industry-driven economy.
Hon. Ambrose Dery added that it is gratifying that 860 inmates from five (5) prisons establishments will be initially enrolled onto the programme. He expressed hope that the programme will be extended to cover more inmates and prison establishments in the near future.
Ghana’s prisons are grappling with severe overcrowding, as the current inmate population surpasses the established capacity of 10,265 by an alarming number of 4,972 individuals. This overflow amounts to a staggering congestion rate of approximately 48%, highlighting the pressing issue faced by the nation’s correctional facilities.
As of Wednesday, July 5, 2023, the prison population stood at 15,237, made up of 15,062 males and 175 females.
The Head of Public Relations of the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS), Chief Superintendent of Prisons, (CP) Vitalis Ayeh who disclosed this to the Ghanaian Times in Accra said the congestion was affecting the health and quality of life of inmates and called for the expansion of facilities across the country.
He said the establishment of a national prisons hospital to cater for the health needs of the over 15,000 inmates in the country’s prisons would be very helpful.
According to him, the absence of a dedicated hospital to handle the healthcare concerns of prisoners often left them at the mercy of the general public, leading to stigmatisation and exposure of the officers to security risk.
Mr Ayeh said although there were infirmaries at the prisons, such facilities could not handle major health cases and sick inmates had to be transferred to public hospitals for treatment.
“It is against this backdrop that the service is making a special appeal to the government to provide it with a hospital facility to cater for the health needs of inmates, officers, and their immediate families,” he emphasised.
This, he said would help expedite action on the treatment of the over 15,000 inmates who may need immediate healthcare while serving their sentences.
The PRO said 3,740 inmates were on remand between January and June this year as against 3,314 of the previous year in the same period.
“The prisons have put in place strategies such as case tracking system and introduction of courts at the prisons to ensure fast track cases of remand cases at the prisons,” he added.
He said from January to June this year, there were 3,740 inmates on remand in the country’s prisons nationwide as against 3,314 the previous year within the same period.
Chief Supt. Ayeh mentioned some of the offenses committed by the inmates as murder, defilement fraud, unlawful entry, murder, and rape.
He stated the major challenges facing the service were transportation, feeding, congestion and urged the stakeholders to partner the service to help them in their operations.
Mr. Ayeh also appealed to the government to increase their feeding allocation for the inmates, adding that they were still fed GH¢1.80 on three square meals daily since 2010.
Chief Supt. Ayeh said the Prisons Service supports the feeding of inmates through the cultivation of maize, cocoa, palm, vegetables, and others.
He assured the public of the Prisons Service’s continuous determination to ensure the safe custody of convicted persons, reformation, and rehabilitation for their successful resettlement into society.
Chief Supt. Ayeh stated that plans were far advanced to acquire lands in the Western North and Ashanti Regions as part of efforts to address the congestion and venture into agriculture at the country’s prisons.
Chief Supt. Ayeh urged the public to desist from stigmatising ex-convicts but assist in their reintegration.
He said the inmates were taken through vocational skills including carpentry, masonry, mechanic, and electronics among others.
“The service also provides skills for them in National Vocation Training Institute (NVTI), inmates have also sat and passed the Basic Education Certificate Examination among others,” he added.
Touching on the impact of COVID-19, he said it impacted on the service of their Internally Generated Fund.
“We did not relent in agriculture production, with support from government and other stakeholders providing us with tractors, we were able to increase production to supplement feeding,” he added.
On Monday, May 1, the Youth Empowerment and Counseling Agency (YECA) made some donations to the Ghana Prisons Service’s Senior Correctional Centre (SCC) in Accra.
This illustrious humanitarian visit was to support inmates of the facility.
A group of medical officers, optometrists, nurses, pharmacists, and other health officers were present to also screen both the Prison Officers and inmates.
Some certified counsellors were available to counsel and model them into becoming better individuals who can collectively contribute to national development.
In addition to the medical screening, YECA in collaboration with Alive Naturopathic Clinic, Momento Eye Centre, and the Accra Technical University-GNAAS Fellowship donated items worth GH¢12,000.00 to the SCC.
These items included ten boxes of medicated soap, seven bundles of T-roll, six packs of carbonated drinks, 15 bags of sachet water, five boxes of toothpaste, a box of toothbrushes, six bags of washing powder, two packs of bathing soaps and two bags of second-hand clothing.
Presenting the items on behalf of YECA, Pastor David Nketiah said it was one of the many social responsibilities adopted by the organisation to support the SCC periodically.
Receiving the items on behalf of the Officer In Charge was DSP James Akolbire, who thanked the team for coming to their aid with the items as well as the timely medical screening.
He assured that the donated items will be used strictly for their intended purposes.
He again prayed that YECA and SCC would continue to have a partnership that would support the inmates there to improve their lives, while giving them hope and vision for a good future.
The Senior Correctional Centre, formerly known as the Borstal Institute, an all-boys establishment of the Ghana Prisons Service, is a receptacle for young offenders and juveniles convicted for various offenses and are under correctional therapy.
Currently, it houses about 256 juvenile offenders.
As Ghanaians trooped to the forecourt of the State House, Accra on Friday, March 17, 2023, to pay their last respects to former Ghanaian player, Christian Atsu, prisoners of the Nsawam prison also honoured his memory with a memorial and thanksgiving service.
Both authorities at the Prison service and inmates gathered to hold the memorial service which was complemented by a special football match on March 16, 2023, ahead of the burial.
Christain Atsu is known to be “dear” to the Ghana Prisons Service over his remarkable contributions to the facility and lives within it.
He rescued about 143 petty offenders and ensured their reintegration into society, among other deeds, according to the Crime Check Foundation.
Following his good deeds, the prisons service decided to honour him with the service, as well as the football match.
Christian Atsu who was involved in the Turkey earthquake sadly lost his life. His body was found nearly two weeks after the incident.
The Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) has indicated that inmates can be adopted. Therefore, they have appealed to philanthropists and other private individuals to adopt inmates and provide them with training.
This will help such persons obtain employable skills to avoid crimes in the country.
The officer in charge of the Gender Unit, Assistant Director of Prisons (ADP) Augustina Mensah-Fiadzo, who has been speaking to Prime Morning, said that some inmates are technically and vocationally skilled but do not have the needed support to be on their own.
Although the Service provides vocational training to some of the inmates, there are no startups for them to begin work after they have been released, thus making them return to their criminal ways.
“When they’re about to go, we have trained them. What they need is to go out and settle. You just give them that support. Society can support them to settle down. So, you can decide to adopt an inmate. If you adopt the inmate, and whenever she’s going, you just provide whatever she needs, and you make sure that you follow up on the person,” she suggested.
She also believes that idleness and social stigma are factors that contribute to most ex-convicts engaging in criminal activity after they are released.
For this reason, she has urged people to embrace and affiliate with ex-convicts who join society after their prison terms.
“I also want to appeal to society; let’s not reject them. They’re our own brothers and sisters. They’ll come back to our society; let’s welcome them with love because when you make them feel like they’re not wanted, the tendency for them to come back to prison is high. So we want to plead with the society: please accept them, love them, and help them settle down so that they don’t come back to the prison,” she pleaded.
The ADP further indicated that the Service has introduced a “Justice for All” programme that seeks to deal with victims’ cases faster while they are in custody to help decongest.
Meanwhile, she has revealed that the institution is in talks with the government to allow minor criminals to do community service instead of imprisonment so as to reduce congestion in the prisons.
Also, DSP Irene Pokuah Wiredu, the Head of Media Relations in the Public Relations Unit, expressed gratitude to Ghanaians for the love and support they have shown the inmates over the years through donations.
However, she called on NGOs and philanthropists to give more support to the inmates as the institution is open to receiving them.
“Our doors are still open for donations. Ghanaians are really doing well. Day-in and day-out, they flood our place with donations and a lot of items for our inmates,” she said.
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day today, DSP Irene is appealing to individuals to provide female inmates with sanitary pads and other necessities to put smiles on their faces.
Ashanti Regional Command of the Ghana Prisons Service is appealing to the general public, philanthropists, and organizations to support the prison’s decongestion programme across the country.
According to ASP-Richard Bukari, the regional public relations officer for the Prisons Service their facilities are mainly overwhelmed by youth convicted in court for committing minor crimes which didn’t merit their conviction. However, their failure to pay various fines imposed on them for crimes such as assault and theft by the court has landed them in prison.
“Some youth are serving various jail terms at the prison facilities in the region for not being able to settle court fines as low as GHC250, a situation creating congestion at some facilities,” he said.
He, therefore, appealed to philanthropists to settle some of these fines for their release to help decongest the facilities from the health hazards to the inmates.
He said though the government has rolled out programs to decongest the facilities, the prevailing situation is still bad at the various facilities in the region.
“I will then appeal to individuals and organizations to assist the Prisons Service by paying fines of these inmates to allow those serving longer jail sentences to have space,” he pleaded.
He also disclosed that the Kumasi Central Prisons built to accommodate 450 inmates now contains over 3,000 inmates, creating discomfort to the inmates.
The staff members who are undergoing training are among the more than 2000 young men and women who are being sought out nationwide to assist the Prison Service in carrying out its mission of rehabilitating inmates into socially acceptable personalities conducive to reintegration and cohabitation in society.
At the opening ceremony on Friday, 25 November 2022, the Deputy Chief Executive (Operations) of YEA, Alhaji Bashiru Ibrahim, speaking on behalf of the CEO, Mr. Kofi Baah Agyepong, admonished the trainees to show commitment, dedication and love for mother Ghana as they go through training to become part of one of the highly-rated disciplined institutions, the Ghana Prisons Service.
“Many a time, we look down on our prisons as a place where condemned members of society are kept. Inasmuch as it may appear so, there is an arduous responsibility on us to help change these persons into new characters suitable for conducive cohabitation in society. Today, a modern prison is not just a place for custody but a place to reform, rehabilitate and reintegrate social deviants back into society. I understand that this training is tailored to achieve just that”, Alhaji Bashiru quoted.
He further assured them of YEA’s novel arrangement with the leadership of the Ghana Prisons Service, to absorb all Prison Office Assistants into their mainstream service, after they have successfully served their two (2) years contract with the YEA as part of the exit plan.
The exit plan is a super strategy instituted by the management of YEA to find permanent jobs for the beneficiaries.
On behalf of the Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service, the Director of Human Resources congratulated the new recruits for making it through all the processes that qualify them to participate in the training to become Prison Office Assistants of the Youth Employment Agency and the Ghana Prisons Service. He assured that the trainers would instil in the personnel maximum discipline, dedication and service to mother Ghana. As a key stakeholder of the Criminal Justice System of Ghana contributing to the maintenance of internal security by maintaining an efficient, humane, and safe reformatory penal system operated within the laws of Ghana, it is expected that the person will work with vigilance, fortitude, and integrity while helping in the reintegration of ex-convicts into society.
Speaking to the media, the Central Regional Director of the Youth Employment Agency, Sarah Afful, stated that the second batch of recruits is expected to begin training after successful application and shortlisting.
Providing decent and sustainable jobs is the focus of the vision of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for the youth of this country. The YEA will continue to provide a smooth vehicle to produce the desired result.
The recipients were made up of 36 males and 14 females from five prison stations such as the Sunyani Central and Female Prisons in the Bono Region, Yeji Prison Camp in the Bono East Region and the Duayaw-Nkwanta and Kenyasi Prison camps in the Ahafo Region.
The medals were awarded to staff of the service, who had served for 16 years and above and exhibited good character throughout their operational duties.
Professionalism
Speaking at the medal ceremony, the Bono Regional Minister, Justina Owusu-Banahene, advised prison officers to avoid unprofessional behaviours that would bring the image of the service into disrepute.
She urged them to maintain highest standards of respect and professional conduct at all times and be mindful of the nature of their work as it involved taking care of people who had been deprived of their liberties and, as a result, were psychologically and emotionally deprived.
She said awards were pivotal in the lives of workers “as we are all aware, the slightest recognition in work, serves as a great motivation for the individual and encourages him or her to work even harder and sincerelyâ€.
Ms Owusu-Banahene said recognising efforts of officers with awards made them to stand out and be motivated to work harder.
Commitment
The Bono Regional Commander of the GPS, Deputy Director of Prisons (DDP) Benedict Bob-Dery, said despite the numerous challenges facing the command, the awardees had served with great dedication, commitment and exhibited high sense of professionalism.
He said it was a fact that the service was going through hard times, as it was encountering severe constrains in implementing its mandate of safe custody, welfare, reformation and rehabilitation of inmates.
DDP Bob-Dery, who is also in-charge of Bono East and Ahafo regions, said there was a huge accommodation problem facing the command.
He said the command had inadequate furniture, making its work very difficult, adding that the Sunyani Central Prison, which was constructed for about 400 inmates, currently had more than 900 inmates.
DDP Bob-Dery said the overcrowded nature of the prison had resulted in the outbreak of communicable diseases and also posed security challenges.
DDP Bob-Dery also expressed concern about the GH¢1.80 feeding rate, explaining that “the amount was last increased in 2011 and had remained so even in the face of increase in food prices. The amount is woefully inadequate to ensure proper feeding of inmatesâ€.
Of the number, four Deputy Directors of Prisons (DDP) who previously held positions in various capacities within the Prisons Service have now been elevated to the rank of Director of Prisons (DOP), while 21 Assistant Directors of Prisons (ADP) have been promoted to the rank of Deputy Director of Prisons (DDP).
Directors of Prisons
A statement signed by the Chief Public Relations Officer of the GPC, Chief Superintendent of Prisons (CSP) Courage Atsem, named the four who have been promoted Directors of Prisons as the former Eastern Regional Commander, Samuel Kwame Owusu-Amposah, the former Bono Regional Commander, Benedict Bob Dery, the former Chief Legal Officer, Gloria Essandoh, and the former Greater Accra Regional Commander of Prisons and Commandant of the Prisons Officers Training School, Joana Fofo Tackie-Otoo.
Deputy Directors of Prisons
The 21 Assistant Directors of Prisons promoted to the rank of Deputy Director of Prisons include Brandford Gilbert Hama, Daniel Boi-Tawiah Abbey, William Kular, Emmanuel Aidoo, David Ofosu-Addo, Millicent Owusu, Francis Selorm Hagbe, and Paul Teye Ademan.
The rest are Edmund Ahia Armah, Nathaniel N. Agyeman Onyinah, Sophia Osei-Bonsu, Thompson Otyokpo, Eric Ainoo Ansah, Edward Ashun, Joseph Asabre, Issaku Yahaya, Alfred M. Cudjoe, Augustine Ohene-Tutu, Samuel Fiifi Dontoh, Christiana Asiedu and Christopher Hayibor.
Recall
In February last year, a similar promotion exercise was undertaken with six DDPs promoted to DOPs while five ADPs also got elevated to the rank of DDPs.
