Officials from the UK Ministry of Justice have met Crime Check Foundation (CCF) to tap into the organization’s expertise on prisons in Ghana.
CCF has been instrumental in pushing for reforms in prisons, a development that attracted the foreign officials to visit the organization.
Intrigued with CCF’s work in prisons, the UK officials engaged the Foundation’s team on topical issues in prisons to tap into its broad knowledge of how the Prisons are managed in Ghana and what can be done to improve its conditions.
The Executive Director of Crime Check Foundation, Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng who is also the Ambassador Extraordinaire of Prisons explained the need for the UK government to support reforms in Ghana’s prisons.
He also indicated the readiness of CCF to continue to push for reforms and support to inmates for effective rehabilitation in consonance with the reformation agenda of the Ghana Prisons Service.
“Most of our prisons are relics of the British administration. Only a few modern prisons have been added because support for the prisons is not enough. We will appeal to you to support the Prisons infrastructure. As for CCF, we would continue pushing for reforms,” he wooed the officials.
The meeting comes at the back of the UK’s intention to repatriate some Ghanaians who have fallen foul of English laws and are serving various sentences.
Rudolph Nandi
