Wednesday 18th July, 2018
Wa, July 18, GNA – The Assistant Director of
Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) in the Upper West Region, ADP Samuel Adjei–Attah,
has appealed to stakeholders, philanthropists to help give the GPS a new face.
The Regional prison service is facing acute
infrastructure and logistical challenges which is affecting their operations
and upkeep of inmates.
ADP Samuel Ad
By
Abubakari Ibrahim Wangara, GNA
Wa, July 18, GNA – The Assistant Director of
Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) in the Upper West Region, ADP Samuel Adjei–Attah,
has appealed to stakeholders, philanthropists to help give the GPS a new face.
The Regional prison service is facing acute
infrastructure and logistical challenges which is affecting their operations
and upkeep of inmates.
ADP Samuel Adjei–Attah told the Ghana News
Agency in an interview that the service was hard pressed for feeding grants for
inmates, logistics such as vehicles and renovation of their dilapidated
structures converted into office.
The prison staff are also packed in few office
spaces available built several decades ago, which have never been repaired.
“If people can come to our aid to improve the
facility that we have in the region, we will be very grateful,” ADP Adjei
–Attahsaid.
The GNA sources at the GPS in Wa early this
year said large number of inmates had been transferred to Northern and Brong
Ahafo regions due to lack of space, but the Director debunked claims that the
prison was overcrowded and that no inmates had been transferred.
“As at today, we are currently housing 191
inmates, which is less than 200, and mostly when the number is getting to 250
that we complain of over-crowding,” he said.
He called on government to consider increasing
the GH¢1.80 per day per inmate to help improve their feeding situation.
He commended religious bodies and individuals
who had been supporting the inmates over the years.
GNA