UK Government Supports Prisons Service's Electronic Case Management System

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The United Kingdom High Commission as part of its development badistance and commitment to enhancement administration of criminal justice in Ghana by Technology donated computer equipment to the Ghana Prison Service.

This donation is intended to support the establishment of an electronic case management system for the penitentiary service.

The donated items included two database servers, 45 workstations (monitors, base units, UPS and keyboards), 45 biometric fingerprint readers, 45 webcams and 45 printers.

As a result of a memorandum of understanding signed in 2018 by the British High Commission of Accra and the Ghana Prison Service, this donation, as part of a commitment of $ 2.5 million, aims to replace the manual record keeping system with a more efficient electronic data enhancement system. management in correctional facilities.

The electronic case management system developed by Axiom International-UK in close consultation with the Ghana Prison Service IT Service will be deployed in all prisons in Ghana to capture prisoners' biographical data and ensure proper management. Datas.

At the ceremony, UK High Commissioner Iain Walker said: "This event marks a milestone in the migration of data from the manual system to the electronic format in Ghana's prisons.

"The interconnectivity of the system among the 43 areas of Ghana will facilitate access to criminal data for judicial, administrative and research purposes."

The High Commissioner also emphasized the partnership between the British Government and Ghana and the need to strengthen it to strengthen the development of both countries.

Sylvester Rabbles, deputy director of prisons in charge of operations, said in his thank you speech: "… in addition to facilitating the collection, storage and accessibility of data, the transfer of knowledge to 200 officers in all Prison areas of the system will also contribute to its sustainability.

"These agents will become the core group to train others in system management. This innovation will go a long way in supporting Ghana's criminal justice system. "

At the same time, the British High Commission in March organized a two-week training workshop on human rights and prison management from 7 to 21 March 2019 for the benefit of 180 prison officers. .

This training is part of the capacity-building project of the Office of the High Commissioner for Prison Services of Ghana. The training was facilitated by Axiom International – UK and aimed to strengthen prison officials' skills in human rights and modern prison management techniques.

This training is in addition to the many projects undertaken by the British High Commission for Prison Services in Ghana and is part of a four-part project aimed at strengthening institutional capacity and prison management of the Ghana Prison Service.