The project, which is a partnership between Plan Volta Ghana, the University of Cape Coast, and the Ghana Prisons Service, intends to give prisoners the academic credentials and real-world skills they need to reintegrate into society.
Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, the Deputy Minister of the Interior, praised the graduates' perseverance and commitment during the graduation ceremony. He emphasized the program's contribution to rehabilitation, stressing the effectiveness of education as a transformative and reintegration tool.
Additionally, he reaffirmed the government's commitment to making sure that jail include meaningful rehabilitation in addition to punishment.
Patience Baffoe-Bonnie Esq., the Director-General of Prisons, encouraged prisoners to benefit from the vocational skills and other training programs offered in order to better prepare for life beyond prison. In order to assist ex-offenders in becoming contributing members of society, she declared that initiatives were being made to create structured reintegration plans.
Recognizing that education and skill development are essential to lowering recidivism, this program represents a larger movement towards rehabilitation-focused corrections. The grads' accomplishments are motivating and support the notion that everyone may start over in life given the correct circumstances, regardless of past transgressions.
Recognizing that education and skill development are essential to lowering recidivism, this program represents a larger movement towards rehabilitation-focused corrections. The grads' accomplishments are motivating and support the notion that everyone may start over in life given the correct circumstances, regardless of past transgressions.