Annual Peport Project Efiase

GHANA PRISONS COUNCIL
2015-2016
ANNUAL REPORT TO STAKEHOLDERS
PROJECT EFI SE
Kitiwa Bia Nsua
PRISONS
GHANA
VIGILANCE
HUMANITY
FORTITUDE

PROJECT EFI SE
Kitiwa Bia Nsua
2015-2016
ANNUAL REPORT TO STAKEHOLDERS

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1ST PROJECT EFIASE—ANNUAL REPORT TO STAKEHOLDERS
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Project Efiase • Kitiwa Bia Nsua

One-year project Efiase Report
Accounting to the people
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H.E. John Dramani Mahama
President of the Republic of Ghana
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Hon. Prosper Douglas Kweku Bani,
Minister for the Interior
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Rev. Dr. Stephen Yenusom Wengam
Chairman, Ghana Prison Service Council
Chairman, Ghana Prison Service Council
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Mr. Emmanuel Yao Adzator
Acting Director General of Prisons
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PROFILE OF MEMBERS OF PRISONS COUNCIL
Article 206 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana states that:
There shall be established a Prisons Service Council which shall consist of –
a) the Vice-President, who shall be chairman;
b) the Minister responsible for internal affairs;
c) the Director-General of the Prisons Service;
d) a medical practitioner nominated by the Ghana Medical Association;
e) a lawyer nominated by the Ghana Bar Association;
f) the Attorney-General or his representative;
g) a representative of the Ministry of or department of state responsible for
social welfare;
h) a representative of such religious bodies as the President may, in consultation
with the Council of State, appoint;
i) two members of the Prisons Service appointed by the President in consultation
with the Council of State one of whom shall be of a junior rank;
j) a representative of the National House of Chiefs; and
k) two other members appointed by the President.
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Rev. Dr. Stephen Yenusom Wengam is the
Chairman of the 6th Prisons Service Council
appointed by His Excellency the President. He
served as member of the 5th Prisons Council
from 2009-2013.
He is the Lead Pastor of Cedar Mountain
Chapel of the Assemblies of God, East Legon
and the Resident Radio Pastor of Citi 97.3FM.
Rev. Wengam is also the West Africa
Executive Director of Global Leadership
Training, USA.
He is the immediate Past Director of
Administration of the Assemblies of God,
Ghana Headquarters.
He holds BSc Administration (Marketing
Option) from the University of Ghana and
Master of Theology from the International
Theological Seminary, USA. In July 2012, he was
awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity by the
Pan African Clergy Council and Seminary for
his contribution towards the expansion of the
kingdom of God and the development of the
human society.
Rev. Wengam seeks to involve all critical
stakeholders in the criminal justice system to
fully support the reformation and rehabilitation
of prisoners in Ghana. He is also working to
engage the private sector to partner the
Prisons Service for improved conditions
for both officers and inmates.
CHAIRMAN - 6TH PRISONS SERVICE COUNCIL
REV. DR. STEPHEN YENUSOM
WENGAM
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Mr. Emmanuel Yao Adzator is Acting
Director General of Prisons—commissioned
into the Ghana Prisons Service Superior
Officers Corps in April 1989.
He holds a postgraduate certificate in Human
Resource Management from the Ghana
Institute of Management and Public
Administration. Additional training courses he
has undertaken include Defense Management
Seminar GIMPA (2003), New Approach to
Psychological Services in Correctional
Institutions, Galilee College Israel (2008),
Prisons Management and Rehabilitation,
Galilee International Management Institute
Israel (2013).
Command positions and staff appointments
he has held include Staff Officer Administration,
Training, and Criminal Records Officer,
Second-In-Command Winneba Local Prison
(1999-2001), Second-In-Command James
Camp Prisons (2001-2002), General Staff
Officer Prisons Headquarters (2002-2003),
Officer-In-Charge (OIC) Obuasi Local
Prisons (2004-2009), Second-In-Command
Medium Security Prison, Nsawam (2009-2010),
Correction Advisor UNAMID Sudan (2010-2012),
Ashanti Regional Commander and
Officer-In-Charge of Kumasi Central Prison
and Director of Prisons in charge of Technical.
The following are medals that have been
conferred upon him: Medal for 50th
Independence Anniversary of Ghana,
Peacekeeping Operations-UNAMID,
Long- Service and Good Conduct Ghana
Prison, June 4th.
THE ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF PRISONS
MR. EMMANUEL YAO
ADZATOR
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MINISTER FOR THE INTERIOR REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Samuel Amankwah is the Director
Research, Statistics, Information and Public
Relations at the Ministry of the Interior.
He is also the Prisons Desk Officer at the
Ministry.
Mr. Amankwah represents the Hon. Minister
for the Interior on the Prisons Council. He is a
lawyer by profession and holds a Master of
Public Administration (MPA) from University
of Ghana Business School and BA in Social
Science. He also holds a certificate in
Public Administration from the Royal Institute
of Public Administration (RIPA) – London.
Mr. Amankwah is working to ensure that
prisoners’ issues are given priority
attention at the Ministry.
MR. SAMUEL
AMANKWAH
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Dr. Kwabena Opoku-Adusei is an
Obstetrician Gynaecologist and the
immediate past President of the Ghana
Medical Association (GMA) He represents the
Ghana Medical Association on the Council.
He is the Medical Director of Tema General
Hospital and a former Medical Superintendent
of Suntreso Government Hospital. He has
been a Commissioner of Ghana AIDS
Commission and a former Vice President
of Commonwealth Medical Association.
He is a product of Kwame Nkrumah
University School of Medical Sciences.
Dr. Adusei seeks to support the Service with
the establishment of its first health directorate.
In doing this, he hopes to assist to upgrade
prisons infirmaries into clinics and establish a
prisons hospital to improve healthcare delivery
for both prisons officers and inmates.
DR. KWABENA
OPOKU-ADUSEI
MEDICAL PRACTITIONER NOMINATED BY THE GHANA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
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Mr. Kwasi Amoako Adjei is a barrister and
solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana.
He represents the Ghana Bar Association
on the Council. A practicing lawyer for over
twenty four (24) years, he has served as the
President of the Eastern Regional Bar
Association for the past seven (7) years.
Mr. Kwasi Amoako Adjei is the founder and
a Managing Partner of Amoako Adjei
Law Consult.
He seeks to promote reforms in the
Service and ensure the introduction of
non-custodial sentencing policies
such as parole, probation and
community sentencing into the
criminal justice system in Ghana.
MR. KWASI AMOAKO
ADJEI
LAWYER NOMINATED BY THE GHANA BAR ASSOCIATION
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Hon. Dr. Dominic Ayine is currently the
Deputy Attorney-General and Deputy
Minister for Justice and a Member of
Parliament for Bolgatanga East. He
represents the Attorney-General and
Minister for Justice on the Council.
Dr. Ayine holds a Bachelors of Laws (LLB)
degree from the University of Ghana, a
dual Master of Laws (LLM) degree from the
University of Michigan Law School and a
Master of the Science of Law degree from
Stanford Law School and a (JSD) Doctor
of the Science of Law from Stanford Law
School.
Since April 2000, he has held a teaching
position at the Faculty of Law, University
of Ghana, where he teaches International
Trade and Investment Law, Commercial
Law and the Law of Contracts.
Dr. Ayine has held various positions in the
private sector including Director and
Partner of General Law Consult and
Executive Director of the Center for
Public Interest Law. He was also a
Managing Partner, Ayine and
Felli Law Offices.
HON. DR. DOMINIC
AYINE
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL(REPRESENTATIVE)
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Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong is the
General Secretary of the Christian Council of
Ghana. Prior to his appointment, he was the
Asante Presbytery Chairperson of the
Presbyterian Church of Ghana.
He holds a Diploma in Theology and
B.A Honours both from the University
of Ghana, Legon. He holds Masters in
Theology from the Union – Presbyterian
School of Christian Education (Union PSCE),
Richmond Virginia, U.S.A. He holds a PhD
from the Akrofi-Christaller Institute,
Akropong Akuapem, Ghana.
He has served on multiple boards and is a
former Head of Department and Lecturer at
the Department of Religious Studies KNUST.
He is also an adjunct lecturer at the Trinity
Theological Seminary, Legon and the
Pentecost University College, Accra.
Dr. Opuni-Frimpong is also the
Moderator of the Department
of Biblical Studies, All Nations
University College Koforidua and
the Heritage Christian University
College Accra. He is a visiting academic
at the Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
REV. DR. KWABENA
OPUNI-FRIMPONG
RELIGIOUS BODIES REPRESENTATIVE
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Mr. LKA Ansah is a Director of Prisons and
currently now in charge of Technical Services.
Mr. Ansah represents Senior Officers
on the Council. He is responsible for
conveying the needs/requests of senior
officers to the Council as well as conveying
Council decisions to senior officers. He has
handled very important schedules in the
Ghana Prisons Service and held a number
of positions including the Upper East
Regional Commander.
He is a Social Worker and holds a Master of
Arts Degree in Peace and Development
from University of Cape Coast.
MR. LKA
ANSAH
SENIOR OFFICERS REPRESENTATIVE
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JUNIOR OFFICERS REPRESENTATIVE
Miss Caroline Banibatiti Kabah is a Senior
Chief Officer (SCO) by rank and represents
Junior Officers on the Council. She is
responsible for conveying the needs/requests
of junior officers to the Council as well as
conveying Council decisions
to junior officers
She holds Bachelor of Arts degree in
Psychology from Methodist University
College, Ghana.
SCO Caroline Kabah seeks to promote
the welfare of subordinate officers and
an advocate of better prison conditions
across the country. She aspires to push
for the implementation of offender
classification to reach objective,
consistent, valid decision about
the separation of inmates into
certain groups for specific
purposes.
MS. CAROLINE BANIBATITI
KABAH
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Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII is the
Paramount Chief of the Abeadze Traditional
Area and a member of the National House of
Chiefs. He represents the National House of
Chiefs on the Council. He is currently the
President of the Central Regional House of
Chiefs and He is also the Acting Board
Chairman of the Electricity Company
of Ghana ECG. He was a member
of the Council of State from
2009 to 2012.
He holds Master of Arts in Governance
and Sustainable Development from
University of Cape Coast and a
professional certificate in road
construction from Dayton,
Ohio, USA.
Nana seeks to lobby chiefs to
release lands for establishment
of more camp prisons to improve
agricultural activities in the
prison and help decongest
the crowded prisons.
DAASEBRE KWEBU
EWUSI VII
THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS REPRESENTATIVE
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Nana Baffour Okumanin is the
Mawerehene of Amanteng Traditional
Area and one of the two nominees of the
President as accorded in 1992 Constitution
of the Republic of Ghana.
Nana is the Chief Development Officer at All
Nations University, Koforidua and the Board
Chairman of Amanteng Senior High School.
He is also the Managing Director of
Okumanin Gold Ltd.
Nana is a retired army officer and holds
Diploma in Marketing and Administration
from Iowa State University, USA.
NANA BAFFOUR
OKUMANIN
PRESIDENT’S NOMINEE
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Mr. Solomon Appiah is one of the two
nominees of the President as accorded in
the 1992 Constitution. He also serves as the
Chairman of the Project Efiase Planning
Committee—a subcommittee of the
Prisons Council.
He earned a BSc Honours Degree from the
Ghana Institute of Management and Public
Administration. He also holds a two-year
interdisciplinary Master of Public Policy
(M. P. P.) degree with specializations in
International Affairs and Public and
Nonprofit Management from the
Willy Brandt School of Public
Policy—a part of the faculty of Law,
Economics and Social Science at the
Universität Erfurt in Germany.
He has also studied environmental
engineering at the New Mexico Institute
of Mining and Technology in the USA.
Some of the organizations he has
consulted for include the Kofi Annan
chaired Africa Progress Panel in Geneva,
Switzerland and the Natural Resource
Governance Institute in the
United Kingdom.
MR. SOLOMON
APPIAH
PRESIDENT’S NOMINEE
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REMARKS BY CHAIRMAN OF THE GHANA PRISONS COUNCIL 1
OVERVIEW 5

1.1 Functions of Ghana Prisons Service 8
1.2 The Need for Project Efiase 10
1.2.1 PERCEPTION 12
1.2.2 LACK OF FUNDS 12
1.2.3 INFRASTRUCTURE 12
1.2.4 CONGESTION 14
1.2.5 DISEASES 15
1.2.6 HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR 16
1.2.7 INADEQUATE WORKSHOPS AND TOOLS FOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT 18
1.2.8 LACK OF CAPITAL 20
1.2.9 LACK OF OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIONAL VEHICLES 20
1.2.10 LACK OF ACCOMMODATION AND OFFICE SPACE 20
1.2.11 LACK OF CAPITAL AND LOW PATRONAGE OF INMATES’ PRODUCTS 23
1.3 Latent Potential 23
1.4 Prison Workshops Available 23
Performance / Year in Review 58
2.1 Advocacy and Sensitization 60
CONTENTS
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2.1.1 THREE ARMS OF GOVERNMENT AND STAKEHOLDERS
IN CRIMIANL JUSTICE SYSTEM 60
2.1.2 MEDIA HOUSES—TV, RADIO AND PRINT 60
2.1.3 ONLINE MEDIA & ARTICLES ABOUT PROJECT EFIASE 66
2.1.4 RELIGIOUS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 84
2.1.5 INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY 100
2.1.6 PRISON AMBASSADORS AND SAMPLE ACTIVITIES
FOR PROJECT EFIASE 105
2.2 Fundraising 120
2.2.1 PROJECT EFIASE BANK ACCOUNTS 120
2.2.2 AUDITED PRISONS REFORM TRUST ACCOUNTS 122
2.3 Donations in Kind and Their Distribution 133
2.3.1 GOVERNMENT OF GHANA 133
2.3.2 HER EXCELLENCY LORDINA MAHAMA 138
2.3.3 CHIEF JUSTICE AND ASSOCIATION OF JUDGES
AND MAGISTRATES 145
2.3.4 U.S. GOVERNMENT 150
2.3.5 EMBASSY OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 158
2.3.6 HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP DUNCAN-WILLIAMS 158
2.3.7 EPP BOOKSHOP 159
2.3.8 3M&C HEALTH SERVICES 160
2.3.9 MALKU FOUNDATION 160
2.3.10 MADAM AMA AMANKWA 160
2.3.11 OSOMPA FOUNDATION 162
2.3.12 DANIEL AMOATENG FOUNDATION 162
2.4 Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) 162
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Looking Forward 166
3.1 Capacity Building 167
3.2 Health Directorate 169
3.3 Prisons Hospital 170
3.4 Health Needs Assessment 173
3.5 Project Efiase Shop/Showroom 175
3.6 Advocacy 175
3.7 Regional Project Efiase Launches 175
3.8 Logistics 175
3.9 Promotions 175
3.10 Prisons Week 176
3.11 IGF Generation 176
CHALLENGES 178
CONCLUDING NOTES 182
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 194

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REMARKS BY CHAIRMAN OF THE
Project Efiase was launched on June 30,
2015 by His Excellency John Dramani
Mahama the President of the Republic of
Ghana at the invitation of the 6th Ghana
Prisons Service Council.
At this launch ceremony, the first gentleman also launched
the 10-Year Strategic Development Plan.
Project Efiase and the 10-Year Strategic Plan go hand in hand.
The former is designed to support the implementation of the
latter through a three (3) pronged approach namely:
1. Advocacy and Sensitization aimed at changing perceptions towards the corrections
sector and the Ghana Prisons Service as a whole—both locally and within the interna-
tional community
2. Fundraising to support the implementation of the 10-Year Strategic Development Plan
from both the local and international community.
3. Promotion of Public Private Partnership Agreements (PPPAs) between private as
well as public entities and the Ghana Prisons Service—aimed at meeting the needs of the
Service that the Service by itself cannot meet.
The success of the Ghana Prisons Council initiated Project Efiase can be judged from evaluating
the extent to which the above has been or not been accomplished.
One year after the launch, the 6th Ghana Prisons Council would like to:
1. Give a report to the people of Ghana about how it has implemented this
project.
2. Give an account of how cash and non-cash support donated toward the project has been
used.
Section one of this one year report will give readers an Overview and History of Project Efiase.
Section two will discuss review the past year giving readers a full disclosure of Project Efiase
activities including audited Financial Statements. Section three will address “Looking back and
forward” discussing challenges, immediate and long-term plans. It is my hope that this show of
transparency and accountability will encourage more donor support to Project Efiase.
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Officers seated at
PROJECT EFIASE
LAUNCH
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“The Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) is
responsible for the safe custody of
prisoners in Ghana, as well as their
welfare, reformation and rehabilitation”
Prisons Service Act - 1972
(NRCD 46)Section - 1,
PROJECT EFIASE
KITIWA BIA NSUA
OVERVIEW
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PART 1
OVERVIEW
We are committed
to undertake the
safe custody,
humane treatment,
reformation,
rehabilitation and
reintegration of
inmates to make
them responsible,
productive and law
abiding citizens to
ensure public
safety.
Council visits
PRESIDENT
MAHAMA
at Flag Staff House
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When the 5th Ghana Prisons Ser-
vice Council (2009-2013) assumed
office, it decided to take off where
their predecessors had ended. This
PSC therefore initiated the for-
mulation of a 10-Year Strategic
Development Plan to tackle the
numerous challenges of the Ghana
Prisons Service.
In December 2014, when the 6th
Ghana Prisons Service Council
were sworn into office under the
Chairmanship of Rev. Dr. Stephen
Wengam, this Council decided to
launch both Project Efiase and the
10-Year Strategic Development
Plan.
To do this, the Council sought the
support of the President of the Re-
public. After paying a courtesy call
on him to explain the challenges of
the Service it exercised oversight
responsibility over, the Council
invited the President to come and
launch both Project Efiase and the
10-Year Strategic Development
Plan.
His Excellency John Dramani
Mahama being concerned about
the conditions in Ghana Prisons
obliged and honored the invitation.
Thus six (6) months after assump-
tion of office, the 6th Council was
able to launch Project Efiase.
The process of organizing the
launch showcased the giving heart
of Ghanaians and Corporate Gha-
na in general. The venue was rent-
ed with assistance in part from
the Cocoa-Cola Corporation. The
brochures were printed for free
through the instrumentality of the
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its
jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens,
but its lowest ones”.
-Nelson Mandela
Efiase is the Akan/Twi word for prison. The idea for Project Efiase
was mooted by the 4th Ghana Prisons Service Council (PSC). In the
year 2009, the 5th (PSC) toured the regions to inaugurate the vari-
ous Regional Prisons Committees and came face to face with some
of the poor and inhuman conditions of Ghana’s prisons under which
inmates were being held.
The 5th Prisons Service Council therefore tried to launch Project
Efiase but this did not materialize during their tenure of office.
Project
Efiase was
launched
to address
the
challenges
facing
the
Ghana
Prisons
Service.
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Chairman of Prisons Council by
Innolink Ghana Limited—whose
CEO, Rev. John Darku also chaired
the historic launch of Project “Efi-
ase”. The Ghana Prisons Service
under the able leadership of its for-
mer Director General, Ms. Matilda
Baffuor Awuah also contributed
heavily towards the launch. The
Prisons Documentary as well as TV
adverts were also done by Ibrahim
Kwarteng of GBC and aired on the
same network by the kind sponsor-
ship of the state broadcasters. An-
other documentary put together
by Seth Kwame Boateng of Multi
Media Group Ltd. was also used to
promote the launch and galvanize
support for Project Efiase. Com-
mendation to Multi-Media and
other media houses who gave free
slots to publicise the launch.
The idea behind Project Efiase is to
raise the standards of prisons ad-
ministration in Ghana to at least
that of UN Standard Minimum
Rules for the Treatment of Prison-
ers as well as improving the condi-
tions of Prison Officers.
Project Efiase is aimed at enabling
the Ghana Prisons Service to fulfill
its functions.
1.1 Functions of Ghana Prisons
Service
Prisons Service Act - 1972
(NRCD 46)
Section - 1 - Functions of the
Service
1) It shall be the duty of the
Prisons Service to ensure
Inmates
MAKE A GIFT
for the
President on his visit
to Nsawam Prison
the safe custody and welfare
of prisoners and whenever
practicable to undertake the
reformation and rehabilita-
tion of prisoners.
2) Every prison officer shall per-
form such functions as are by
law conferred upon a prison
officer and shall obey all law-
ful orders and directions in
respect of the execution of
his office which he may re-
ceive from his superiors in
the Prisons Service.
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Project Efiase also aims to help
change the image of the Service
from one that only incapacitates,
deters or metes out retribution to
offenders to one that also reforms
and rehabilitates. If the public feel
all the Service does is to meet out
retribution, then there is no in-
centive to fund rehabilitation. But
if the public knows that the core
madate is shifting to rehabilitation
and reformation, then hopefully
the funding dynamics will also
change.
People are sentenced to prison
for four basic reasons. The first is
incapacitation which is “the con-
cept that putting an offender in a
secure facility prevents him/her
from victimizing the public again”.
The second is deterrence which re-
fers to “the concept that knowing
that someone else was punished
for a crime will make another per-
son less likely to commit the same
crime”. The third reason why we
imprison people is retribution and
this refers to the “concept that an
offender who serves time is pay-
ing society back for the harm done
in the crime”. The fourth and fi-
nal reason is rehabilitation which
refers to “the concept of provid-
ing treatment (such as addiction
treatment) and programs (such as
education and job skills training)
to boost the likelihood that an in-
mate will not return to crime when
he or she is released back to the
community”.
Rehabilitation has the highest use-
fulness to society. It treats and re-
orients the offender in such a way
that it reduces the likelihood of
them returning to a life of crime
when released. In Ghana though,
we have a history since colonial
times of funding anything but re-
habilitation. The system and limi-
tations of physical structures are
such that it makes treatment via
rehabilitation difficult.
Rehabilitation though initially
costly financially speaking, is in
the long run cheaper financially
and socially—and much safer for
society at large. The other three (3)
only serve to further harden con-
victs who invariably return to a life
of crime after being released. These
folks feel they have nothing to lose
so they are usually more danger-
ous when they re-offend. Further-
more, when ex-convicts re-offend,
the state will again have to bear
the burden of their feeding, cloth-
ing and housing. It is therefore in
society’s best interest to shift from
funding solely retribution to fund-
ing reform and rehabilitation.”
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1.1.1 INFRASTRUCTURE
In 1850, the country had prison
cells in four forts and these held
a maximum of 129 prisoners. In
1948, there were twenty-nine (29)
prison establishments all over the
country. Today, there are forty-
three (43) prisons around the
country. Out of this, only three (3)
prisons were purposefully built as
prisons. The other forty (40) were
inherited from businesses or gov-
ernment entities – many dating to
colonial times.
The other challenge is many pris-
ons were set up when the core
function of the Service was not
reformation and rehabilitation so
most of Ghana’s prisons were not
fitted with reformatory facilities—
neither were they sited at places
where there is enough space for
large-scale industry.
The Yeji Camp Prison for instance
used to be an abandoned clinic;
Winneba Prison used to be a ware-
housedatingbacktocolonialtimes;
Koforidua Prison, an armory from
the World War period; the Kumasi
prison was built in 1946 and the
prison at Kenyasi and Dua Yaw Nk-
wanta were handed to the Prisons
Service by the Ministry of Agricul-
ture. The gift of land at Kenyasi
came with a solitary structure
which the Service had to secure
and eventually expand to house
prisoners. This is just to mention
a few of the 40 prisons inherited
from businesses and other govern-
mental agencies.
1.2 The Need for Project Efiase
The Ghana Prison Service is estab-
lished by article 205 of the 1992
Constitution of the Republic of
Ghana as part of the Criminal Jus-
tice System and whether or not it
is able to effectively carry out its
functions has a direct impact on
the maintenance of public safety
in the country. This is because
when a prisons system simply
warehouses inmates and does not
reform them in a systematic man-
ner, prisons cease to be correction-
al facilities and remain detention
facilities where potential criminals
who become menace to society are
groomed.
Project Efiase was launched to ad-
dress the challenges facing the
Ghana Prisons Service. These chal-
lenges keep the Service from fulfill-
ing its functions listed in section
1(1) of the Prisons Service Act -
1972 (NRCD 46) satisfactorily.
To solve these challenges, Project
Efiase was designed to support
the implementation of the 10-Year
Strategic Plan through a three (3)
pronged approach. The plan con-
tains various solutions proffered
by the Ghana Prisons Service for
its own ills. The three (3) pronged
approach is:
1. Advocacy and Sensitiza-
tion aimed at changing per-
ceptions towards the correc-
tions sector and the Ghana
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Guard of honour for
H.E.
JOHN DRAMANI
MAHAMA
at Nsawam
Medium Security Prison
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Prisons Service as a whole—
both locally and within the
international community
2. Fundraising to support the
implementation of the 10-
Year Strategic Development
Plan from both the local and
international community.
3. Promotion of Public Pri-
vate Partnership Agree-
ments (PPPAs) between
private as well as public enti-
ties and the Ghana Prisons
Service—aimed at fulfilling
the needs that the Service by
itself cannot meet.
What challenges would these
approaches solve?
1.2.1 PERCEPTION
Being one major neglected public
institution, Project Efiase is de-
signed to change the image of the
Ghana Prisons Service. What this
means is that the Council has to
use the media to change percep-
tion. But the media alone is not
enough. The Council would have to
pay courtesy calls on various local
and international organizations—
governmental and non-govern-
mental to paint a proper image of
the Service which is closer to reali-
ty—soliciting for assistance where
practicable for the Service.
1.2.2 LACK OF FUNDS
In 2015, the budget of the Ghana
Prisons Service was about fourteen
million Ghana Cedis. In 2016, this
has been slashed by almost half.
There is need for more funds for
operations, food rations, medical
expenses etc. for a population of
about 15,000 inmates and about
5,000 officers and families. In ad-
dition to all of these, there is need
for money for expansion of prisons
infrastructure.
Through Project Efiase, the Council
seeks to encourage corporate Gha-
na, the international communities,
religious bodies etc. to give to im-
prove prisons conditions.
1.2.3 INFRASTRUCTURE
In 1850, the country had prison
cells in four forts and these held
12

Communicable
Diseases
are prevalent
in Ghana’s
Prisons
CHAIRMAN
WENGAM
visits inmates at
Koforidua
13

Public
Perception
influences
how a state
funds
prisons
and how
ex-prisoners
are treated
in society
when
released
a maximum of 129 prisoners. In
1948, there were twenty-nine
prison establishments all over the
country. Today, there are 43 pris-
ons around the country. Out of
this, only three (3) were purpose-
fully built as prisons. The other
forty (40) were inherited from
businesses or government entities
– many dating to colonial times.
The Yeji camp prison for instance
used to be an abandoned clin-
ic; Winneba prison used to be a
warehouse dating back to colonial
times; Koforidua prison, an ar-
mory from the World War period;
the Kumasi prison was built in
1946 and the prison at Kenyasi and
Dua Yaw Nkwanta were handed to
the Prisons Service by the Minis-
try of Agriculture. The gift of land
at Kenyasi came with a solitary
structure which the Service had
to secure and eventually expand
to house prisoners. This is just to
mention a few of the 40 prisons
inherited from businesses and oth-
er governmental agencies. These
prisons were built at a time when
reformation was not the core func-
tion fo the service so the facilities
are bereft of reformatory facilities
and space.
1.2.4 CONGESTION
The fact that many of Ghana’s
prisons were not purpose-built is
a contributory factor to the acute
congestion challenge in the pris-
ons today. The authorized capacity
of the Nsawam Medium Security
SKILLS
TRAINING
for inmates
14

Ghana’s
Prisons
can
potentially
be world
class
centres of
reformation
&
rehabilitation
SKILLS
TRAINING
for inmates
Prison after construction was 717,
but the inmate population now is
3,500. The authorized capacity of
the Kumasi Central Prison after
construction is 416. However, it
holds about 2,500 inmates now.
This situation is not uncommon
in the other prison establishments
around the country.
1.2.5 DISEASES
The high level of congestion and
poor conditions in the prisons
due to an acute lack of resources
has turned the prison environ-
ment into incubators of diseases.
Research shows that communi-
cable disease such as tuberculosis,
hepatitis B and HIV/AIDS are very
prevalent in Ghana’s prisons be-
cause of the above mentioned rea-
son. These diseases accounted for
29 of the 86 deaths recorded in all
43 inmates holding establishments
in 2013. Officers, their families
and the general public are also at
risk of contracting these commu-
nicable diseases. Since the officers
work in close contact with the in-
mates and live with their families
in communities outside the walls,
any infection contracted can easily
be passed on to their families. Visi-
tors to the prisons could also be
infected with the diseases of pris-
oners and transmit them to the
general public.
Similarly, inmates who go for out-
side labour in the community could
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also infect members in the commu-
nity. Discharged inmates go back
to the community and could be a
source of transmission of diseases.
From the above, it can be argued
that prison health is a public health
concern.
1.2.6 HIGHER LEARNING:
INSTITUTIONS OF CRIMINAL
BEHAVIOR
Spatial challenges as well as a
dearth of capacity inhibit effec-
tive classification and treatment
programs—leading to a situation
where different categories of pris-
oners as well as remand prisoners
in many instances are lumped to-
gether in the same space.
This lack of effective classifica-
tion and treatment has turned
Ghana’s prisons into places where
less hardened prisoners receive
training in crime by association
with more hardened criminals, and
upon their release potentially prac-
tice their newly acquired skills on
society. This is because of the infec-
tious nature of crime.
This ought not to be so. If well re-
sourced, Ghana’s prisons can po-
tentially be world class centres of
reformation and rehabilitation—
thus fulfilling the legal mandate
that set it up.
16

SKILLS
TRAINING
for inmates
17

1.2.7 INADEQUATE WORK-
SHOPS AND TOOLS FOR
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
After Governor Guggisberg’s in-
structive comment on Regulation
171 in 1922, that, “the chief object
of the Gold Coast prisons today is
reform rather than punishment”,
the main avenue through which to
secure the reform of prisoners was
through trade training. Attempts
were made to set up industries in
SKILLS
TRAINING
for inmates
18

Over time the
equipment
needed
for operation
in these
industries
have
deteriorated
the prison facilities around the
country. Over time the equipments
acquired for these industries have
deteriorated. With little or no
maintenance and replacement,
most of the equipments have been
rendered obsolete and the work-
shops made redundant.
The Service seeks to shift its focus
from just warehousing convicted
persons for the purpose of inca-
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pacitation, deterrence and retribu-
tion, and forge ahead to treat and
equip inmates with beneficial skills
to society. This requires that work-
shops and equipment necessary
for this exercise are provided and
maintained to ensure continuity of
programs. Many workshops which
were formally used for training
inmates in some prisons have ob-
solete equipment. In places where
the machines are not obsolete, the
number of inmates has outgrown
the number of equipments.
Many of the machines in the work-
shops were inherited from colonial
times. This hinders proper teach-
ing and learning in the workshops,
thereby impeding Reformation
and Rehabilitation efforts.
1.2.8 LACK OF CAPITAL
Industries do not only lack suf-
ficient and modern machines but
they also lack capital for materials
input.
In addition, the Service has lots
of arable land which can be used
for large scale farming but it lacks
the capital to purchase modern
farming equipment like tractors,
cultivators, chisel plow, irrigation
equipment, harvesters, etc. With
the human resource (qualified agri-
cultural officers and inmates) at its
disposal, if properly resourced, the
Service could make a huge contri-
bution to Ghana’s agriculture and
economy.
1.2.9 LACK OF OPERATIONAL
AND ADMINISTRATIONAL VE-
HICLES
Transportation is a big challenge to
the Service. Most of the already in-
sufficient vehicles have become un-
serviceable. Officers often have to
rely on their own personal vehicles
or take public transport in order to
perform their official duties.
This is a very worrying phenom-
enon considering the security risk
of conveying inmates in public
transport, for example to courts
and hospitals. This lack has even
impeded effective agriculture in
the Prisons Service. This is be-
cause most of the prisons (central
and local prisons) are located in
the middle of towns which are far
from their farm lands. Vehicles will
therefore be needed for the trans-
portation of inmates to and from
the farming lands.
1.2.10 LACK OF ACCOMMODA-
TION AND OFFICE SPACE
Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of
needs clearly spells out physiologi-
calneedsofeveryhumannecessary
for survival. These are thought to
be the most important needs and
thus they should be met first—
because in their absence, humans
cannot function well. An example
of such a need is accommodation/
shelter.
The Service is currently faced with
the challenge of providing accom-
modation for its officers all over
20

SKILLS
TRAINING
for inmates
21

Inmates of
Nsawam
female
Prison
receiving
training in
Batik Tie
& Dye
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the country. Most prisons have
barracks around them for accom-
modating officers who work in
them. However, these barracks
are not able to accommodate the
entire workforce because the num-
ber of officers recruited for GPS
has multiplied since the construc-
tion of those barracks. This has
compelled the Prisons administra-
tion to rely on rented apartments
which are very expensive and has
plunged the Service into debt.
Also, most of the prisons lack office
space for Officers. Officers need to
have acceptable office spaces where
they can operate and perform their
duties. The Service needs to de-
velop, plan, execute and monitor
reformation and rehabilitation
programs for inmates. This task
cannot be efficiently and effective-
ly performed if there are no offices
for Officers to operate from.
1.2.11 LACK OF CAPITAL AND
LOW PATRONAGE OF
INMATES’ PRODUCTS
The Service’s industries are pro-
ducing under capacity due to low
capital injection into its viable
production sectors. For instance,
the James Camp Prison, in Accra
has a cement block factory that is
capable of producing 2000 quality
blocks at full capacity but is cur-
rently producing only 300 blocks.
There is also low patronage of
items produced by inmates. The
public sometimes doubt the quali-
ty of such products and do not take
the time to visit exhibitions of the
Service to see for themselves the
quality of such products.
1.3 Latent Potential
Ghana Prisons has numerous po-
tentials. The Service boasts of
some of the finest, qualified, well
trained, disciplined, dedicated,
hardworking, experienced and am-
bitious Officers.
The Service also has abundant la-
bor. The average national inmate
population is 14,500. About 90%
are aged between 18 to 45 years—
many of which constitute highly
skilled labour.
The Service has workshops in all
prison facilities but they need to
undergo expansion so they can ca-
ter for the inmate population while
also being a source of internally
generated funds.
1.4 Prison Workshops Available
The workshops include tailor-
ing, shoe making, auto mechan-
ic, welding and fabrication, auto
and general electrical, vulcaniz-
ing, carpentry, ceramics, cement
block molding, draughtsmanship,
bamboo, bead and macramé craft.
Others are soap manufacturing,
smock and doormat production
and blacksmithing.
Also, the Service is engaged in
farming, poultry, piggery and
grasscutter production.
Last but not the least; the Service
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has a very vibrant music depart-
ment with top class musicians and
instrumentalists. The department
placed second in the maiden Band
Competition of Security Agencies
(BACOSA) held at the National
Theater in Accra. The music de-
partment can be contracted to per-
form at all occasions via the Prison
Headquarters.
24

SKILLS
TRAINING
for inmates
25

Age range Cumulative Frequency %
12 – 17 59 59 0.84
18 – 25 3,228 3169 45.13
26 – 35 5,402 2174 30.96
36 – 45 6,403 1001 14.26
46 – 50 6,773 370 5.27
51 – 60 6,914 141 2.01
61 – 70 7,022 108 1.54
71+ 7,022 0 0
TOTAL 7022 100.00
26

SKILLS
TRAINING
for inmates
27

28

HISTORIC VISIT OF
TO NSAWAM PRISONS AT THE
INVITATION OF PRISONS
COUNCIL
JOHN DRAMANI
MAHAMA
29

30

31

32

INMATES
responding to
PRESIDENT’S
ADDRESS
33

PRESIDENT
inspecting
GUARD OF HONOUR
34

35

PRESIDENT
signs with
GREEN PEN
at the gate of
Nsawam Prison
PRESIDENT and
MINISTER OF FINANCE
greet
CHIEF JUSTICE
at Nsawam Prison
36

PRESIDENT
and
OTHER DIGNITARIES
inspect
PRISON INDUSTRIES
37

PRESIDENT
on a tour of
NSAWAM MEDIUM
SECURITY PRISON
38

PRESIDENT
inspects Cell Block
and listens to
petition of
INMATE
INMATES
sing for
H.E. THE
PRESIDENT
39

INMATES
responding to
PRESIDENT’S
ADDRESS
40

41

addresses
PRISONERS
at Nsawam Prison
PRESIDENT
MAHAMA
42

43

PRESIDENT
inspects
PRISON INDUSTRY
44

President shaking
hands with the
CHAIRMAN
of the Prisons Council
REV. DR. WENGAM
President discussing
issues with
INMATES
in their cells
45

PRESI
inspecting
build
constru
INMA
an
OFFIC
46

IDENT
structures/
dings
ucted by
ATES
nd
CERS
47

President, Finance
Minister and Prisons
Council inspecting
PRISON
INFIRMARY
48

49

PROJECT
EFIASE
LAUNCH
From L-R,
Hon Mark
Woyongo
President
John Mahama
Rev. Dr.
Stephen
Wengam
Rev. John
Darku 50

Courtesy call on
PRESIDENT
by Prisons Council
51

PRESIDENT
inspecting
PRISONS
INDUSTRIES
52

53

54
Courtesy call on
THE MINISTRY
OF THE INTERIOR

Fundraising to support the
implementation of the 10-Year
Strategic Development Plan from
both the local and
international community.
PROJECT EFIASE
KITIWA BIA NSUA
PERFORMANCE
YEAR IN REVIEW
Courtesy call on the
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
55

56

57

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PART 2
Performance / Year in Review
Courtesy call on
NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING
COMMISSION

The performane
of Project Efiase
can be measured
by evaluating
what it set out
to do. What did
the Project set
out to do from its
inception? It was
set up to do three
(3) main things
namely:
Advocacy and
Sensitization
aimed at changing
perceptions towards
the corrections sec-
tor and the Ghana
Prisons Service
as a whole—both
locally and within
the international
community
Fundraising to
support the imple-
mentation of the
10-Year Strategic
Development Plan
from both the local
and international
community.
Promotion of
Public Private
Partnership
Agreements
(PPPAs) between
private as well as
public entities and
the Ghana Prisons
Service—aimed at
meeting the needs
of the Service that
the Service by itself
cannot meet.
The following sec-
tions of this report
will be on Advocacy
and Sensitization
done thus far, Fun-
draising and how
these funds raised
have been disbursed
and finally Public
Private Partner-
ship Agreements.
At the end, the
reader can judge the
performance of the
project thus far.

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2.1 Advocacy and Sensitization
The purpose for this is to first
correct perceptions of the public
about prisons and also to put the
sector on the national agenda.
On this front, it can be safely said
that the Ghana Prisons Council
has safely put prisons issues on
the national policy agenda.
2.1.1 THREE ARMS OF
GOVERNMENT AND
STAKEHOLDERS IN
CRIMIANL JUSTICE SYSTEM
The Council has paid courtesy calls
on all stakeholders in the criminal
justice system—specifically on the
heads of the Executive, Legislature
and Judiciary. It has paid courtesy
calls on the Minister of Justice,
Minister for Local Government.
Minister of Agriculture and other
government agencies. It has also
paid courtesy calls on the past and
present Ministers for the Inte-
rior—our parent Ministry and the
past and present Inspector Gener-
als of the Police Service.
All these courtesy calls are advo-
cacy and sensitization missions.
2.1.2 MEDIA HOUSES
—TV, RADIO AND PRINT
The Chairman of the Council did
Prison Council calls on
H.E. JOHN D.
MAHAMA

Parliament
Prisons Council
calls on
CHIEF JUSTICE
Prisons Council calls on
LEADERSHIP OF
PARLIAMENT
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Visit to
CITI fm
lobby and has spoken for Ghana
Prisons Service on almost all ma-
jor media platforms in Ghana. To
name a few, he has advocated for
the Project and sensitized Ghana-
ians via:
RADIO STATIONS IN ACCRA
• Sunny 88.7 fm
• Radio Gold
• 3fm
• Radio XYZ
• Starr fm
• Citi fm
• Happy fm
• Joy fm
• Uniiq fm
• Adom fm
• Vision 1 fm
• Okay fm
• Kasapa fm
• Life fm
• Asempa fm
• Top fm
• Peace fm
TV STATIONS IN
ACCRA
• GTV
• TV3
• Light TV
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Visit to
GBC
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• TV Africa
• Etv
• Adom TV
• Viasat 1 TV
• GH One TV
• BTA
• Pent TV
• Metro TV
• Zoe TV
• Joy TV
5 RADIO STATIONS AND
2 TV STATIONS IN
KUMASI
• Ultimate fm
• Kesben fm
• Garden City Radio
• Angel fm
• OTEC fm
• Royal TV
• Kessben TV
4 RADIO STATIONS IN
TAMALE
• North Star Radio
• Kessmi fm
• Diamond fm
• GBC Radio
The Chairman and the
Council Members visited
many of these stations more
than once championing the
cause of the Ghana Prisons
Service and sensitizing the
citizenry—in a an attempt
to change negative percep-
tions.
64

Courtesy call on
Kwasi
Pratt
65

Courtesy call on
TV3
PRINT MEDIA
A lot of articles have been pub-
lished in many of the established
print media including the daily
Graphic, The Weekly Spectator, The
Finder, The Inquisitor and others.
2.1.3 ONLINE MEDIA & ARTI-
CLES ABOUT PROJECT EFIASE
The number of online media re-
portage on the Project was over-
whelming such that it cannot all
be captured here. Below is a table
capturing a sample published from
June – September 2015, that is,
within a space of about four (4)
months. There are a couple at-
tached from the month of May
preceding the launch.
In addition to what others have
written about the Project Online,
the Project also has a blog dedi-
cated to its activities and can be
accessed via: http://efiaseproject.
wordpress.com/
The Project also has a dedicated
Facebook and Twitter page.
66

Courtesy call on
GHANA
JOURNALIST
ASSOCIATION
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S/No. Article Title Date Author
1 NHIA to license Nsawam
Prisons Infirmary 18th September, 2015 www.citifmonline.com
2 The Future of Prisons in Africa 14th September, 2015 ForesightforDevelopment-Africa
3 NHIA registers inmates of the
Amanfrom Camp Prison 18th September, 2015 GhanaNews

4 Improvements in Ghana’s Prisons:
A Review of the UN Special 17th September, 2015 ASPJacksonAgyepong
Rapporteurs’Report (www.spynewsagency.com)
5 Ghana News – NHIA registers inmates
of the Amanfrom Camp Prison 17th September, 2015 www.myjoyonline.com
6 Help Project Efiase Make Ghana Safer 23rd August, 2015 Spynewsagency.com
7 Opinion:The hour for prison
reforms is now 16th September, 2015 ASPJamesAnnan
8 Prison Decongestion:
Prez Mahama Launches“Efiase”Project 1st July, 2015 NewsonTV3
9 Reformation and Rehabilitation
in a Safer and Condusive Prison 16th September, 2015 DSPMichaelObeng
Environment (www.modernghana.com)
10 Help Project Efiase Make Ghana Safer 19th August, 2015 TheAfricanRay
11 Efiase Project receives overwhelming support 13 August, 2015 news.ayekoo.com
12 President grants nine hundred (900)
prisoners amnesty to mark republic day 5th July, 2015 PageAdministrator
13 Efiase Project to impact work of
police officers-MarkWoyongo 3rd July, 2015 www.news.ayekoo.com
14 Project Efiase: Improving Public Safety 5th July, 2015 SolomonAppiah
(www.modernghana.com)
15 Human Interest:“Government to prioritize” 5th July, 2015 AlbertBenefoBuabeng
(www.pulse.com.gh)
16 Project Efiase: A Catalyst for Prison Reforms 5th July, 2015 ASPJamesAnnan

17 Project efiase: Funding Reform and 5th July, 2015 SolomonAppiah
Rehabilitation for a better future (www.newsghana.com.gh)
18 1000 Inmates of Nsawam Prisons 15th September, 2015 EyraDoe
Sign Up for NHIS (www.modernghana.com)
19 Medium Security Prison High
Court sitting October 6 31st August, 2015 www.ghananewsagency.org
20 MTN mobile money to assist Ghana
Prisons Service in“EFIASE”project 30th August, 2015 www.eyeghana.com
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21 Prisons Service pays courtesy call on al-haJJ 29th August, 2015 www.newsghana.com.gh
22 Help Project Efiase make Ghana Safer 29th August, 2015 www.spynewsagency.com
23 High Commissioner commends Prisons
Ambassador Extraordinaire 28th August, 2015 www.ghananewsagency.com
24 Remarks by chinese Ambassador to Ghana
H.E Sun Baohong at the launch of“Efiase” 25th August, 2015 www.gh.chinessembassy.org
project of Ghana
25 Help us transform our prisons;
it could be you – Rev.Wengam 24th August, 2015 www.citifmonline.com
26 Prison Update 24th August, 2015 www.paper.li
28 Deputy Minister begins‘Post Efiase project’ 23rd August, 2015 www.ghananewsagency.org
29 Help Project Efiase Make Ghana Safer 19th August, 2015 SolomonAppiah
30 Malku Foundation Medical Outreach to
Nsawam Prison 19th August, 2015 www.spynewsagency.com
31 MTN Mobile Money Partners Ghana Prison Service
to Mobilizes Resources for Project Efiase 19th August, 2015 www.modernghana.com
32 Project Efiase & 2015 mid-year budget review 21st July, 2015 www.solomonappiah.com
33 Professor Emmanuel Asante: Service to the
Prisoner Is Service to Jesus 21st July, 2015 www.solomonappiah.com
34 President Assures Prisons Service of increase 5th July, 2015 SuleJote
budget allocation – Government of Ghana (www.ghana.gov.gh)
35 Government to prioritize improvement of
prisons – President Mahama 5th July, 2015 www.ghananewsagency.com
36 Mahama to visit Nsawam PrisonsToday 5th July, 2015 www.timefmghana.com
37 Project Efiase: Funding Reform and Rehabilitation 5th July, 2015 www.viasat1.com
38 Mahama to visit Nsawam PrisonsToday 5th July, 2015 KwameAcheampong
(www.starrfmonline.com)
39 Remission for prisoners to ease congestion
in prisons – President Mahama 5th July, 2015 www.graphic.com.gh
40 Government to Grant Special Remission to Prisoners 5th July, 2015 HenrittaAfful
(www.gbcghana.com)
41 Mahama vows to grant more Amnesty, Decongest prisons 5th July, 2015 www.ghanaweb.com
42 Ghana News – President Mahama honours Joy
FM’s Kwame Boateng 5th July, 2015 www.myjoyonline.com
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43 Ghana Prisons Service launches‘Project Efiase’ 5th July, 2015 www.graphic.com.gh
44 Improving Public Safety in GhanaThrough its Prisons Service 5th July, 2015 www.ireport.cnn.com
45 Ghana News – If Jesus was in prison,
would you give Him GHS 1.00? Prison Service pleads 5th July, 2015 www.myjoyonline.cpm
for contribution
46 President Mahama to launch the“Efiase”project
by Prisons Council 5th July, 2015 www.myradio360.com
47 Project Efiase: Improving Public Safety 26th June, 2015 www.ghananews24.com/news
48 Project Efiase Launch in Pictures 24th July, 2015 www.citifmonline.com
49 Prisons Service reschedules launch of Project Efiase 24th June, 2015 www.ghananewsagency.org
50 Improving Public Safety 28th June, 2015 www.spynewsagency.com
51 Project Efiase www.spynewsagency.com
52 Project Rfiase: A Catalyst for Prison Reforms www.newsforafrica.com
53 Support“Efiase”Project of Prisons Service 30th May, 2015 www.spectator.com.gh
54 President Mahama launches Project Efiase www.flickr.com/photos/
& 10 year Development Plan fhcommsbureau
55 Ghana’s Prison Project‘Efiase’ 27th July, 2015 www.sarpongs.blogspot.com
56 Prisons Council to decide on Efiase ProjectTrust Funds 2nd July, 2015 www.m.gbcghana.com
57 Prisons Service Council Calls on President Mahama 27th May, 2015 www.peasefmonline.com
58 Project Efiase: tool for rebranding Ghana Prisons Service 17th June, 2015 www.dialyheritageonline.com
59 Help Revive Prisons – Prison CouncilTells Citizens 17th August, 2015 www.kapital971.com
60 Two-fold program to transform prisons launched 2nd July, 2015 www.ghanaweb.com
61 Help Project Efiase Make Ghana Safer 20th August, 2015 www.ghanaleaksblog.com
62 Project Efiase a Catalyst for Prison Reform 2015 www.leaguelegends.org/tag
63 UNFPA Rep’s Statement – United Nations Population Fund 10th July, 2015 www.ghana.unfpa.org
64 Ghana Prisons Launches Project Efiase www.hubii.com
65 Ghana Prisons Service Launches‘Project Efiase’ 30th June, 2015 www.article.wn.com
66 Ghana Prisons Service Council Pays Courtesy Call www.thecophq.org
67 Help Project Efiase Make Ghana Safer 19th August, 2015 www.africanewsdesk.com
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68 Ghana Prisons Launches Project Efiase 1st July, 2015 www.twicsy.com

69 Prisons Could Start Rejecting Convicted
Persons – Council Chairman 30th June, 2015 www.news.jumpfon.com
70 Chocho Refurbishes Koforidua Prisons 30th June, 2015 www.dailyguideghana.com
71 Ghana Prisons Launches Project Efiase 1st July, 2015 www.accra.io
72 Project Efiase www.amazonherald.com
73 Ghana Prisons Launches Project Efiase 1st July, 2015 www.africanewshub.com
74 Accept Prisoners into the Society after jail term 2nd July, 2015 www.banewsgh.com
75 Govt to Increase budget to Prisons Service 3rd July, 2015 www.ghana-news.adomonline.com
76 Prisons Service reschedules Project Efiase 24th June, 2015 www.globoble.com
78 The hour for Prison Reform is now 29th June, 2015 www.thesunonlinegh.com
79 Government to prioritize the improvement of prisons 5th July, 2015 www.ghanavoice.com
80 Captive Justice: Ghana Prisons seeks donations 29th June, 2015 www.firstdigitalghana.com
81 Efiase Project www.ghana.watsupafrica.com
82 President Mahama to visit Nsawam Prisons on Friday 2nd July, 2015 www.ritefmonline.org
83 If Jesus was in prison, would you give him GHS1.00? 24th June, 2015 www.classicmagazine.biz
84 Cost ofWar Project 2015 www.123sayings.net
85 Pastor Boloetse of Assemblies of God www.news4folk.net
86 2015 Mid-Year Review – Speech.pdf 21st July, 2015 www.mofep.gov.gh
87 10 AfricanTrends For 2015 Africa trend Bulletin Form www.minimalistinteriordesigns.xyz
88 International Prison News Digest 30th June, 2015 www.prisonstudies.org
89 Help us transform our prisons; it could be you 24th August, 2015 www.accracitytimes.com
90 Efiase www.photo.navi-pon.com/flickr/
photo/Efiase
91 Prisons Struggling with GHS1.80p Feeding Fee 23rd July, 2015 www.ghnews360.com
92 President Mahama Promises to Improve Conditions
at the Country’s Prisons 4th July, 2015 www.talkbackgh.com
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THANKSGIVING SERVICE FOR
PRISON COUNCIL
INDUCTION
OF 6TH

6th Prisons Council members, Chief Justice
and Chief Director, MOI
Rt. Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante
73

Courtesy call on
H.L. Theodora
Woode
CHIEF
JUSTICE
74

The Chief Justice of Ghana, the In-
ternational Association of Women
Judges (IAWJ) Ghana Chapter, and
the Association of Magistrates and
Judges (AMJG) donated soap and
toothpaste to the Nsawam Medi-
um Security Prison. They promised
to make similar donations to other
prisons.
75

Courtesy call on
MINISTRY OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
76

Courtesy call on
MINISTRY OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
77

78

79

Courtesy call on
MINISTER OF
FINANCE
80

Courtesy call on
MINISTRY OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
81

Courtesy call on
OTUMFUO
OSEI TUTU
82

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Courtesy call on
ASSOCIATION
GHANA
BAR
2.1.4 RELIGIOUS AND
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
The Council has also visited
with the following advocating
for the Ghana Prisons Service:
• National Planning
Development commission
• His Royal Majesty Otum-
fuo Nana Osei Tutu II
• German Corporation for
International
Cooperation (GIZ)
• German Academic
Exchange Service (DAAD)
• EPP Bookshop
• Multimedia Group Ltd
• Sunny Fm
• Citi Fm
• Kasapa Fm
• GTV Leadership
• TV3 Leadership
• Insight Newspaper
• Alhaj Newspaper
• Stanbic Bank
• UT Bank
• UniBank
• Societe Generale
• Vodafone Ghana
• MTN Ghana
• Action Chapel Int.
84

Courtesy call on
COUNCIL
PENTECOSTAL
/CHARISMATIC
• Leadership of the Assemblies
of God
• Leadership of the Seventh
Day Adventist
• Innolink Ltd.
• Ghana Medical Association
• Ghana Bar Association
• Ghana Journalists
Association
• Stanbic
The Council has also visited the
following:
• METRO TV
• Daily Guide
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• NewMont Gh. Ltd.
• Ghana Broadcasting
Corporation (GBC)
• Director General, SSNIT
• The Finder Newspaper
85

Visit to
UNIBANK
86

87

88

89

Visit to
SUNNY fm
90

Visit to the leadership of
ASSEMBLIES
OF GOD
91

Courtesy call on
German Academic
Exchange Service
DAAD
92

Visit to
GHANA COLLEGE
OF PHYSICIANS
AND SURGEONS
93

Visit to
DAILY GUIDE
ACCRA
94

Courtesy call on
VODAFONE
95

Courtesy call on
METRO TV
96

97

Visit to
GJA
98

Visit to
SDA
Visit to
PENTECOST
LA
99

2.1.5 INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY
The Prisons Council embarked on
courtesy calls to Embassies and Con-
sulates in Ghana to advocate for the
Prisons Service and sensitize them
abouttheplightoftheService.Many
responded favorably with some
asking that requests be channeled
through the Ministry of Foreign Af-
fairs or the Ministry of Finance.
The dividends of these courtesy
calls are varied. The China Embas-
sy donated sewing machines and
computers with a promise to do
more later. The U.S. Embassy has
orchestrated the training of four
(4) batches of officers in Offender
Classification.
• The first and second batch
were sent to Colorado USA.
• The third batch were trained
at the West Africa Regional
100

Courtesy call on
INDIAN
HIGH COMMISSION
Training Center in Accra
with facilitators flown
in from the USA—for an
Offender Classification
Workshop from April 11-15,
2016.
• The fourth batch was sent to
Virginia, USA.
To quote the facilitators, “Effec-
tive prison management requires
a thoughtful approach to offender
classification that is also well-imple-
mented”.
A sample of embassies visited are
listed below:
• Embassy of the United
States of America
• Embassy of the People’s
Republic of China
• German Embassy
• French Embassy
101

Courtesy call on
RUSSIAN
AMBASSOR
The Prisons Council has visited and dis-
cussed opportunities with Poject Efiase
and Prisons Reform with the following
members of the international commu-
nity:
• Embassy of the Russian
Federation
• Japanese Embassy
• Malaysian Embassy
• Danish Embassy
• Consulate of Belgium
• Iranian Embassy
• Brazilian Embassy
• Cuban Embassy
• Indian High Commission
• Embassy of the Republic of Korea
• UNICEF
• UNDP
• Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands
• French Embassy
• Danish Embassy
• Turkey Embassy
• Israeli Ambassador to Ghana
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The Chairman of the 6th
Ghana Prisons Council,
Rev. Dr. Stephen Wengam paid a
courtesy call on the
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF COLORADO STATE
DEPT
of Corrections,
RICK RAEMISCH
103

VISIT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS TO DO
NEEDS
ASSESSMENT
ON GHANA PRISONS
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Project Efiase Prisons
Ambassador
IBRAHIM
KWARTENG
2.1.6 PRISON AMBASSADORS
AND SAMPLE ACTIVITIES FOR
PROJECT EFIASE
In a bid to increase advocacy, the
Prisons Council engaged media
practitioners and others who have
excelled in their craft to assist the
Council to do advocacy for the
project. These persons who were
unveiled at the launch have been
dubbed “Prisons Ambassadors”.
Here are some activities from a few
ambassadors:
IBRAHIM OPPONG
KWARTENG
Mr. Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng of
the Ghana Broadcasting Corpo-
ration is a Project Efiase Prisons
Ambassador has supported the
advocacy drive of Project Efiase
by producing the Project Efiase
documentary that was aired at the
launching of the Project. Other
prison documentaries he has pro-
duced include:
“Inside Prison”- A documentary
that projects conditions in the
country’s prisons and efforts by
Government to make the Prisons a
purely correctional institution.
“Prisons Agriculture “ - A docu-
mentary that highlights the poten-
tial of the Ghana Prisons Service in
Agriculture as a veritable hub that
could contribute significantly to
the country’s food needs.
“Life in Prison” - A documentary
featuring prisoner confessions, the
mistakes they made and their ad-
vice to the public to stay off crime
The Prisons
Council has
accredited
media
diplomats and
sent them
out as its
representatives in
the media to aid
advocacy for
prisons issues
i.e. Prisons
Ambassadors
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Mr. Kwarteng has also launched a
crime prevention initiative to com-
plement efforts by Government to
reducecrimeinthecountry.Thecam-
paignsensitizesthepublictothedan-
gers of crime through the screening
of prison documentaries in schools,
churches,mosques,andcommunities
in an effort to deter crime.
Mr. Kwarteng through the spon-
sorship of GBC hosts a new TV
educational program called “Time
with the Prisoner”—the first ever
prisoner interactive series in the
country. It features prisoners from
various crime categories confess-
ing to their crimes in congested
prison settings, the harm they
have caused society, what pushed
them into crime, and their advice
to the public to stay away from
crime. The programme is aired on
Ghana Television every Friday at
4:30 pm. This airtime was allocated
to Ghana Prisons Service after the
Council paid a courtesy call on the
Director General of GBC.
SETH KWAME BOATENG
Mr. Seth Kwame Boateng of the
Multimedia Group is a Project Efi-
ase Prisons Ambassador. He was
adjudged Journalist of the Year. His
masterpiece documentary titled
‘Locked and Forgotten’ highlighted
the flight of Ghana Prisons Service.
Mr. Seth Kwame Boateng has re-
leased another breathtaking docu-
mentary on Ghana Prisons dubbed
“left to rot”. The above mentioned
documentataries have contributed
significantly to the success of the
“Justice For All Program” meant
to facilitate the speedy trials of re-
mand prisoners. At the time of the
release of the first documentary in
2015, Ghana did not have even one
remand home. The only one was a
fort which had been decommis-
sioned.
Thankfully as a result of the visit
of His Excellency John Dramani
Mahama to the Nsawam Medium
Security Prison at the invitation of
the 6th Prisons Council, the Gov-
ernment of Ghana has allocated
funds for the construction of new
remand facilities. Construction
has begun.
Mr. Boateng’s documentary also
highlighted long waiting periods
that remand prisoners had to en-
dure before seeing a judge.
The Council has paid courtesy calls
on the judiciary and asked for as-
sistance in this area. Thankfully a
new Appeal Court was commis-
sioned at the Nsawam Prison Com-
plex to help deal with the challeng-
es that the GPS faces transporting
inmates to court far from the pris-
on.
Below are names of all Prisons Am-
bassadors. These all help in various
ways including discussing prisons
issues and offering airtime for
Council advocacy:
• Selassie Ibrahim (Mrs)
• Mr. Kwame Sefa Kayi
– Peace fm
• Mr. Ibrahim Kwarteng–GBC
• Mr. Seth Kwame Boateng
– JOY fm
• Kokui Selormey–Viasat 1
• Eyra Doe
- Cedar Mountain Chapel
Thankfully as
a result of the
visit of His
Excellency
John Dramani
Mahama to
the Nsawam
Medium
Security
Prison at the
invitation of
the 6th
Prisons
Council, the
Government
of Ghana has
allocated
funds for the
construction
of new
remand
facilities.
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• Fiifi Banson – Kasapa
• Pastor David Gmercie
- Cedar Mountain Chapel
• Mr. Ken Kuranchie
• Bernard Avle – Citi fm
• Jessica Opare Saforo
– Citi fm
• Dr. Abeiku Aggrey
(Santana) – Okay fm
• Patrice Amegashie – Viasat 1
• Bola Ray – Starr fm
• Kwame Sakyiamah
– Lexis Bill (Joy fm)
• Obour
– MUSIGA President
• Nana Adwoa Awindor
• Akua Sarpong (Mrs)
• Mr. Gideon Yosah
• George Sarpor – GBC
• Alhaji Morrow Awudu
– XYZ fm
• Alhaji Alhassan Suhini
– Radio Gold
• Alhaji Dr. Mustapha
Boateng – M.D. Chocho
• Mandy Obiri Yeboah
– M.D. Mandy
• Mr Kwame Macafui
PRISONS AMBASSADOR
SETH KWAME
BOATENG
107

Courtesy call on
BRAZILIAN
AMBASSADOR
108

Courtesy call on
CHINESE
AMBASSADOR
109

Courtesy call on
DANISH
EMBASSY
110

Courtesy call on
DUTCH
EMBASSY
111

Courtesy call on
FRENCH
EMBASSY
112

Courtesy call on
GERMAN
EMBASSY
Courtesy call on
BELGIUM
CONSULATE
113

Courtesy call on
JAPANESE
AMBASSADOR
114

Courtesy call on
MALAYSIAN
EMBASSY
As part of Malaysian Government
Support for Project Efiase, it has
given slots for GPS officers to visit
the Correctional Academy of Ma-
laysia (AKM), one of the Training
Institutes under MTCP to partici-
pate in a short course entitled ‘Cer-
tificate in Human Development
Plan Towards Inmates’. The Ghana
Prisons Council says thank you to
the Malaysian government and its
Ambassador to Ghana
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As a result of meetings with the
Prisons Council, the U.S. Embassy
has orchestrated the training of four
(4) batches of officers in
Offender Classification.
• The third batch were trained
at the West Africa Regional
Training Center in Accra with
facilitators flown inform the
USA—for an Offender
Classification Workshop
from April 11-15, 2016.
• The fourth batch was sent to
Virginia, USA.
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Visit to
US EMBASSY
ACCRA
Current Ambassador
117

Visit to
US EMBASSY
ACCRA
Former Ambassador
118

Courtesy call on
CUBAN
AMBASSADOR
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2.2 Fundraising
In the past year, Project Efiase re-
ceived support in cash and kind for
the Ghana Prisons Service. The mon-
ies collected were lodged into bank ac-
counts listed below.
2.2.1 PROJECT EFIASE BANK
ACCOUNTS
There are three (3) signatories to the
Project Efiase account namely the
Chairman of the Ghana Prisons Ser-
vice Council, the Chairman of the
Project Efiase Planning Committee—a
sub-committee of the Prisons Council
and the Director General of the Ghana
Prisons Service.
1. Bank: Ecobank Bank Ghana Ltd.
Branch: Ridge, Accra.
AccountName:Prisons Reform Trust.
Account Number:
0010084415563401
2. Bank: Royal Bank
Branch: Castle Road
Account Name: Prisons Reform Trust
Account Number: 0210312745617
3. Bank: uniBank Ghana Limited
Branch: World Trade Centre Building
(Dollar Account)
4. Bank: uniBank Ghana Limited
Branch: World Trade Centre Building
(Cedi Account)
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Project Efiase
FUND
RAISER
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Prisons Reform Trust has 3 signatories namely the Chairman of the Prisons Council, the Director
General of Prisons and the Chairman of the Project Efiase Planning sub-committee.

CORPORATE INFORMATION
Director Rev. Dr. Stephen Wengam (Chairman)
Mr. Emmanuel Adjator (Ag Director General)
Dr. Dominic Ayini
Mr. Samuel Amankwah
Mr. Solomon Appiah
Mr. Amoako Agyei
Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong
Dr. Kwabena Opoku Edusei
Nana Baffour Okumanin
Daasebre Kweku Ewusie VII
DOP L.K.A Ansah
SCO Caroline Banie Bati Kabah

Registered office Prisons Headquarters
Cantonments
P.O. Box 129
Accra
Auditor Linkgates Consult
Nako House, 58 Forest Avenue
Off N1 Highway, Dzorwulu
Box OS 3076
Osu, Accra

Bankers Ecobank Ghana Limited
Royal Bank
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REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
The directors present herewith their report together with the audited financial statements of PRIS-
ONS REFORM TRUST for the period ended 31 March 2016.
Statement of directors’ responsibilities
The directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements for each financial year
which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the receipts and payments
and income and expenditure for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors
have selected suitable accounting policies and then applied them consistently, made judgements and
estimates that are reasonable and prudent and followed International Financial Reporting Standards
and Prisons Service Act, 1972 (NRCD 46).
The directors are responsible for ensuring that the company keeps proper accounting records that dis-
close with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company. The directors are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and taking reasonable steps for the prevention
and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Principal activities
The Prisons Reform Trust (Project Efiase) was launched by the Prisons Service Council in-part to en-
able the Ghana Prisons Service to fulfill its functions by contributing to the safety of the nation by
soliciting for donations to improve prison conditions and reduce the infectious nature of crime in
Ghana.
Financial results
The financial results for the period ended 31 March 2016 are set out below:
GHS
Income for the period is 252,264.70
Expenditure for the period 115,088.23
leaving a surplus carried forward on the accumulated fund account of 137,176.47

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO THE MEMBERS OF PRISONS REFORM
TRUST
REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of PRISONS REFORM TRUST. These finan-
cial statements comprise the statement of financial position as at 31 March 2016 and the receipts and
payments account and income and expenditure account for the period then ended and other explana-
tory notes.
Directors’ responsibility for the financial statements
The directors are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and with the requirements of the Ghana
Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179) and the Prisons Service Act, 1972 (NRCD 46). This responsibility
includes: designing, implementing and maintaining internal controls relevant to the preparation and
fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to
fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting esti-
mates that are reasonable in the circumstances.
Auditor’s responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an independent opinion on these financial statements based on our
audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing. Those Stan-
dards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform our audit to obtain
reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatements.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or
error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal controls relevant to the en-
tity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for
our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial posi-
tion of the Prisons Reform Trust as at 31 March 2016 and of its financial performance for the period
then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and comply with the
Ghana Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179) and the Prisons Service Act, 1972 (NRCD 46).
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
TO THE MEMBERS OF PRISONS REFORM TRUST (continued)
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
The Ghana Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179) requires that in carrying out our audit we consider and
report on the following matters. We confirm that:
i) we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge
and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
ii) in our opinion proper books of account have been kept by the company, so far as appears
from our examination of those books;
iii) the company’s balance sheet and profit and loss account are in agreement with the books of
account.
Signed: Elvis Aaron Amenyitor (ICAG/P/1370)
For and on behalf of:
LINKGATES CONSULT (ICAG/F/2016/205)
Nako House, 58 Forest Avenue
Off N1 Highway, Dzorwulu
Box OS 3076 OSU,
Accra
Date:……………………………… 2016
Tuesday, 21st
June
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RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2016
(All amounts are expressed in Ghana cedis)
Notes

Opening Balance at Ecobank Cedi 9,500.00
Opening Balance at UniBank WTC Cedi 50.00
9,550.00
ADD RECEIPTS:
DONATIONS RECEIVED AND BANKED:
Ecobank Cedi Account 1 181,034.70
Royal Bank Cedi Account 1 57,500.00
Unibank WTC Forex ($1,100@ 3.80) 1 4,180.00 242,714.70

LESS PAYMENTS:
Payments from Ecobank Cedi Account 107,164.00
Bank Charges Ecobank 1,618.73
Bank Charges Royal Bank 305.50 109,088.23
Cash Balance as at 31st March 2016 143,176.47

BANK RECONCILIATION STATEMENT AS AT THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2016
Balance as per Receipts and Payments Account 143,176.47
Add Unpresented Cheque: Cheque-Ekube Odoi Atsem-EBL 000073 500.00
143,676.47

Represented by Bank Statement Balances:
Ecobank Cedi Account 82,251.97
Royal Bank Cedi Account 57,194.50
Unibank WTC Forex ($1,100@ 3.80) 4,180.00
143,676.47
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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2016
DONATIONS RECEIVED:
Amount transferred from Prisons Operations Account 9,500.00
Ecobank Cedi Account 181,034.70
Royal Bank Cedi Account 57,500.00
Unibank WTC Forex ($1,100@ 3.80) 4,180.00
252,264.70
LESS EXPENDITURE
Launching Expenses 4,850.00
Media Engagements and Plaques 2,660.00
Meeting with Prison’s Ambassadors 4,000.00
Storage and Transportation of Tuna(Donation) for Prison Inmates 6,500.00
Strategic Leadership Workshop for 150 Prison Officers 65,774.00
Trip to Tamale-Airfare and Imprest 2,000.00
Visit to Manhyia Palace (Otumfuo) 7,345.00
Workshop on Corporate Governance for 70 Officers 13,900.00
Cost of Drawings for Proposed Hospital 135.00
Accountancy and Audit Fees 6,000.00
Bank Charges 1,924.23 115,088.23
SURPLUS 137,176.47

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31ST MARCH, 2016
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash at Bank 143,176.47

LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Accountancy and Audit Fees 6,000.00
NET ASSETS 137,176.47

FINANCED BY:
Accumulated Fund 137,176.47
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors
on …………..........................… 2016 and were signed on its behalf by:
Tuesday, 21st
June
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NOTES
(All amounts are expressed in Ghana cedis unless otherwise stated)
1. Donations
All donations received were deposited into the bank accounts.
A total amount of GHS 242,714.70 has been received as donations/pledges.
2. Payments
All payments were made through the bank.
3. Current Liabilities- GHS 6,000
This is in respect of Accountancy and Audit Fees.

4. Cash and cash equivalents
For the purpose of the cash flow statement, the period end cash and cash equivalents comprise
the following:

Bank and cash balances 143,676.47
5. Accumulated Fund
This is the excess of income over expenditure during the period transferred from the income
and expenditure account to the accumulated fund account.
6. Commitments
There were no commitments at 31 March 2016.
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PLEDGERS
• H. E. John Dramani Mahama
• Rev. Stephen Wengam
• Accra Composts Plant
• Accra Diocese Christ Little Band
(Methodist - Gh.)
• Adams Life Assurance Co. Ltd & CIG
Microfinance Ghana Limited
• Adelaide Anno-Kumi
• Adom Mount Zion Prayer Ministry (Kasoa)
• Akua Sarpong Awisa
• Alhaji Mustapha Boateng
• All Nations University (Nana Okumanin)
• Atomic Hills Baptist Church
• BBS Engineering
• Cal. Bank Ltd.
• Caroline Reindorf
• Cedar Mountain Chapel
• Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry
• Charles Ameyaw
• Chief Director - Ministry of the Interior
• Church of Pentecost
• Coca Cola Gh. Ltd
• Dahmata Yabre
• Daily Searchlight
• Daniel Amoateng Foundation
• Yao Mfodwo
• Emmanuel Dibango
• Faustina Adjei
• Fountain Gate Chapel
• Ghana Armed Forces
• Ghana Armed Forces Command
and Staff College
• Ghana Immigration Service
• Ghana Police Service
• GLICO Insurance Company
• Global Evangelical Church
• Hon. Joe Ghartey
• Innolink Ltd.
• Kingdom Auto Parts
• Joyce Aryee
• Kingdom Auto Parts
• Kwesi Darko - MD Innolink Ltd
• Laurence Awuye
• Lawrence Awunye
• Mabot Security Service Ltd
• Magnus Cofie
• Mamuda Toobrazune Seidu
• Maxwell Adjei Sarpong
• Ministry of the Interior
• Ministry of Transport
• Mohammed Adamu (Wab Harm Foundation)
• Naa Densua
• Okyere Akomeah Dabana
• Osompa Foundation
• Papa Yaw Afoakwa
• Parliament of Ghana
• Parliament of Ghana
• Peaceful Character Education Foundation (Pcef)
• Prison Inmates - Nsawam
• Prison Officers - Eastern Region
• Regional Maritime University (Augustine Attey)
• Retired Prison Officers Association (REPOA)
• Royal Bank
• Sebastian Klenam Asem
• Seidu Mamuda
• Selassie Ibrahim
• Serwaa Bonsu Afoakwa
• Sheikh Dr. Anim Bonsu
• The Lord’s Pentecostal Church
• Tobinco Groups of Companies
(Mr. Samuel Amo Tobbin)
• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
• Global Leadership Training USA
and the Mission Church, NY,
• Braimah Mahama
THANK YOU NOTE TO ALL WHO HAVE
SUPPORTED PROJECT EFIASE
The Ghana Prisons Service and its Council would like to thank the following persons and organiza-
tions for their pledges to Project Efiase. Many of these pledges have been redeemed and some remain
to be redeemed. Your financial support helps us to continue in our mission and to promote Prisons
reforms through Project Efiase and the 10-Year Strategic Development Plan.
The generous support of individuals and organizations like you makes it possible for the Service and
its Council to improve conditions.
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132

2.3 Donations in Kind and Their
Distribution
Donations to the Project include
the following:
2.3.1 GOVERNMENT OF
GHANA
The Government of Ghana led the
way in donations to Project Efiase.
Having been invited by the 6th
Prisons Council to visit the pris-
ons, His Excellency John Dramani
Mahama honored this invitation.
On July 3, 2015, President Maha-
ma became the first sitting Presi-
dent in Ghana’s history to visit a
prison, enter the prison block and
engage with prisoners in the heart
of the prison—the cells. After this
one-on-one interaction, he had a
durbar with all 3,500 inmates. This
was unprecedented. Following his
visit, President Obama has fol-
lowed in President Mahama’s foot-
steps became the first sitting U.S.
president to visit a federal jail.
Recalling this historic visit in sup-
port of Project Efiase, the Minister
of Finance commented under sec-
tion 33 of the 2015 mid-year re-
view of the budget statement and
economic policy that:
“Recall His Excellency’s visit to the
Nsawam Prisons after participating
in the Efiase Project. As he observed,
it is another area of SUPREME HU-
MANITARIAN NEED that requires
Government action. Every effort is
being made by relevant MDAs to
reprioritize expenditures to comple-
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ment the promise of GH¢50 mil-
lion assistance to enable us respond
to these needs appropriately. Plans
are also being put in place, including
the alignment of IGFs and statutory
funds to mitigate the risk of similar
future disasters”.
Bearing this supreme humanitar-
ian need in mind and also hav-
ing been briefed by the Council of
acute transportation challenges,
the Government of Ghana has
given the Ghana Prisons Service
seventy-seven vehicles—replacing
old worn out Mahindras with:
• Seven (7) Toyota Prado’s
• Ten (10) Mitsubishi buses,
• Twenty (20) New Nissan
Navara pickup trucks
• Seven (7) Toyota Camry’s
• Seven (7) Nissan Sentra
• Six (6) Nissan Sunny saloon
cars
• Twenty (20) Yamaha
Motorcycles
As part of the donations by the
Government of Ghana:
• Ministry of the Interior do-
nated one (1) bus to Project
Efiase
• Ministry of Transport has
pledged one (1) bus to Proj-
ect Efiase.
When the 6th Council visited with
the President, they explained the
challenges faced when inmates
were not on National Health Insur-
ance. This challenge too has been
resolved by the Government of
Ghana.
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PRESIDENT
at the gate of
NSAWAM
PRISON
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The National Health Insurance
Authority (NHIA) and the Minis-
try of Gender, Children and Social
Protection (MoGCSP) launched in
2015 a program to register all pris-
on inmates across the country un-
der the National Health Insurance
Scheme. This will go a long way to
improve access to healthcare for in-
mates and reduce the health costs
for the Ghana Prisons Service. So
far about 7,000 inmates out of a
total of about 15,000 have been
registered.
Furthermore, the NHIA boss en-
sured the accreditation of the
Nsawam Prisons infirmary to en-
able them submit claims to the
NHIA to bolster their Internally
Generated Fund (IGF) sources, in
addition to the relief of providing
inmates NHIS cards for free.
So far, about
7,000 inmates
out of a
total of
about 15,000
have been
registered.
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Also as part of the Government’s
efforts, Government has voted
money to build what will be Gha-
na’s only remand prison.
It is notable that before the launch
of Project Efiase, the government
was already supporting prisons in
various areas such as ICT and edu-
cation. An example is the construc-
tions of kindergarten, primary and
a JSS complex’s around the coun-
try in various prisons such as in
Nsawam and Wa. It also set up ICT
centres in almost all the Central
Prisons.
Government
has voted
money to
build what
will be
Ghana’s only
remand prison
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2.3.2 HER EXCELLENCY
LORDINA MAHAMA
The First Lady of the Republic of
Ghana, Her Excellency, Lordina
Mahama on the 9th of March, 2016
paid a historic visit to the Nsawam
Female Prison. She is the first sit-
ting First Lady to embark on such
First sitting
First Lady to
embark on visit
to Prison
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a visit and also the first to officially
donate to Project Efiase.
The purpose of her visit was to do-
nate medical equipment, assorted
pharmaceuticals and food items
worth thousands of Ghana Cedis
to the prison.
She donated these items to the
Nsawam Medium Security Prison.
First Lady
LORDINA MAHAMA
inspecting
GUARD OF HONOUR
Thank you
Lordina
Foundation for
remembering
Ghana’s Inmates
and Officers
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Donations from
H.L. Lordina
Mahama
FIRST
LADY
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On the 9th of March,
2016 the first lady paid
a historic visit to the
Nsawam Female Prison.
She donated items to
the Nsawam Medium
Security Prison.
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142

THE PRISONS COUNCIL
AND THE GPS SAYS
THANK YOU
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Addressing
H.L. THEODORA
WOODE
PRISONERS
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2.3.3 CHIEF JUSTICE AND
ASSOCIATION OF JUDGES
AND MAGISTRATES
On January 8, 2016, the Chief Jus-
tice of Ghana, the International
Association of Women Judges
(IAWJ) Ghana Chapter, and the
Association of Magistrates and
Judges (AMJG) donated soap and
toothpaste to the Nsawam Medi-
um Security Prison. They promised
to make similar donations to other
prisons.
The spokesperson for the Judges
explained that though their con-
stitutional functions may require
them to commit persons guilty of
crimes to prisons, they still cared
about prisoners and were donating
these items as part of their social
functions.
DISTIBUTION
• Nsawam Medium Security
Prisons
Judges and
magistrates
donate from
their
personal
resources to
prisons
JUDGES and
MAGISTRATES donate
from their
PERSONAL
RESOURCES
to Prisons
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After the courtesy call on the Pres-
ident and during the President’s
visit to Nsawam Prison, seeing
the health burden of inmates first
hand, he instructed that inmates
be added to the National Health
Insurance Scheme. Since then, the
National Health Insurance Author-
ity (NHIA) and the Ministry of
Gender, Children and Social Pro-
tection (MoGCSP) launched a pro-
gram to register all prison inmates
across the country under the Na-
tional Health Insurance Scheme.
This will go a long way to improve
access to healthcare for inmates
and reduce the health costs for the
Ghana Prisons Service. Further-
more, the NHIA boss ensured the
accreditation of the Nsawam Pris-
ons infirmary to enable them sub-
mit claims to the NHIA to bolster
their Internally Generated Fund
(IGF) sources, in addition to the
relief of providing inmates NHIS
cards for free.
Prisons Council Chairman Rev. Dr. Stephen Wengam and Hon. Nana
Oye Lithur, Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection
registration of
INMATES
NHIS
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147

Chairman Wengam,
members of the Prisons
directorate and other
officers at
US GOVERNMENT
sponsored training in
COLORADO, USA
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• The third batch were
trained at the West Africa
Regional Training Center
in Accra with facilitators
flown inform the USA—for
an Offender
from April 11-15, 2016.
• The fourth batch was sent
to Virginia, USA.
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OFFEN
CLASSIFI
WORKS
2.3.4 U.S. GOVERNMENT
The 6th Prisons Council paid cour-
tesy calls on Ambassador Gene Al-
lan Cretz, the former Ambassador
of the U.S. Government in Ghana.
It has also paid another call on Am-
bassador Cretz’s successor, Ambas-
sador Robert Porter Jackson. It has
also held other meetings with offi-
cials delegated by the Embassy to
assist the Ghana Prisons Service.
The U.S. Government sent correc-
tions experts to do a needs assess-
ment of the Ghana Prisons Service
so they can better assist Project
Efiase and the 10-Year Strategic
Development Plan of the Ghana
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NDER
ICATION
SHOP
Prisons Service. After the assess-
ment, the U.S. Government has
committed to assisting the Ghana
Prisons Service via Project Efiase
as noted in a Diplomatic note sent
to the Ghana’s foreign ministry.
The U.S. Government is willing to
help Ghana build its corrections ca-
pabilities through the provision of:
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
MANAGEMENT TRAINING
This has been carried out success-
fully in Colorado USA.
Training and technical assistance
development and implementation
of an objective based PRISONER
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. This
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OFFENDER
CLASSIFICATION
WORKSHOP
has also been successfully carried
out in part at the West African Re-
gional Training Center with facili-
tators/instructors flown in from
the U.S. Department of State’s
Bureau of International Narcot-
ics and Law Enforcement Affairs,
Maryland Department of Correc-
tions and the Colorado Depart-
ment of Corrections.
Another set of officers have recent-
ly completed a training exercise in
Virginia, USA.
The U.S. Government has further
committed to supporting the re-
forms in the Ghana Prisons sec-
tor with the provision of scanners,
jammers, metal detectors etc. It
will also help with the develop-
ment of vocational trades pro-
grams in selected prisons, provi-
sion of restrain equipment and
hopefully the provision of vehicles
for prisoner transfers. In short, the
dividends of Project Efiase in the
engagements of the 6th Prisons
Council with the U.S. Government
will inure to the development of
Ghana’s prisons system.
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• The first and second batch-
es were sent to Colorado
USA.
• The third batch were
trained at the West Africa
Regional Training Center
in Accra with facilitators
flown inform the USA—for
an Offender
from April 11-15, 2016.
• The fourth batch was sent
to Virginia, USA.
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154

OFFENDER
CLASSIFICATION
WORKSHOP
155

OFFENDER
CLASSIFICATION
WORKSHOP
156

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2.3.5 EMBASSY OF THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in
the Republic of Ghana donated to Project Efiase:
• Ten (10) computers and accessories
• Ten (10) sewing machines
DISTRIBUTION: COMPUTERS
1. Nsawam Court 2
2. Manhyia Local 1
3. Regional Commander, Ho 1
4. Regional Commander, Wa 1
5. Regional Commander, Navrongo 1
6. Regional Commander, Tamale 1
7. Regional Commander, Secondi 1
8. Ankaful Maximum, Central 1
9. Service Council Secretariat 1
Donations from
ACTION
CHAPEL
DISTRIBUTION: SEWING MACHINES
The sewing machines are still at the stores await-
ing distribution.
2.3.6 HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP
DUNCAN-WILLIAMS
The General Overseer of Christian Action Faith
Ministries, His Eminence Archbishop Duncan-
Williams donated to Project Efiase to be given to
inmates:
• Two (2) Large Cows
• One (100) Hundred Bags of Rice
• One(100) Hundred Gallons of Cooking Oil
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THANK YOU
EPP
BOOKSHOP
FOR SUPPORTING
PROJECT EFIASE and
PRISONS REFORMS
2.3.7 EPP BOOKSHOP
The management of EPP Bookshop
donated to Project Efiase:
• Five (5) Flat Screen Hasee
Computers
• Five (5) laptop computers
• Five (5) sets of Encyclopedia
Britannica
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