Prisoners invited to take advantage of vocational training in prison

Regional news for Saturday, January 2, 2021

Source: GNA

01/02/2021

Mr. Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng, Executive Director of the Crime Check Foundation (CCF), advised inmates at Awutu Camp Prison to take their vocational training seriously.

He said these skills would facilitate their reintegration into society.

Mr. Kwarteng gave the advice when the Foundation, with the support of the Rabotec Group, organized a party for the inmates of Kasoa prison camp in the municipality of Awutu East in the central region.

All-male prisoners were treated to delicious Ghanaian food and drink.

In addition to food and drink, the camp received $ 1,000.

The CEO of the Rabotec Group also donated 30,000 GHc to the Foundation to support the petty criminals project.

The camp offers vocational training in baking, culture and breeding, sewing and ICT.

Mr Kwarteng, who is also the Extraordinary Prison Ambassador, said the skills learned will aid in the rehabilitation and reform of inmates.

He called on the leaders of parliament to pass the non-custodial sentences bill, adding that the bill has been in parliament for a long time.

Mr. Kwarteng expressed the Foundation’s commitment to continue helping ex-prisoners to reintegrate into society.

The officer in charge of the camp, Mr. William Thomas Anaman, expressed his gratitude to the donors.

He said the camp had corn, bean and vegetable farms, where inmates learned good farming practices.

“The boys are trained in good agricultural practices so that by the time they leave the prisons they will be well equipped to support themselves through agriculture and to be useful to themselves and to society,” a- he added.

He said the management of detainees should not be left in the hands of prison officers alone, saying: “As we manage the issue from the perspective of the law, individuals, faith-based organizations and other businesses can also support to take care of them., “he added.

He called on the public to come to the camp’s aid with infrastructure development.

The official said the camp has 120 detainees, but it could take up to 400 detainees when more infrastructure is provided.