Story: Michael Donkor
A director of the Ghana Prisons Service in charge of Technical Services, Mr Ben Quaye, has cautioned warders to desist from acts of brutality and callousness visited on inmates of prisons.
He said wardens had the responsibility to ensure that the rights of the inmates were respected, protected and promoted.
Mr Quaye made the call at the 105 recruit course graduation parade in Accra on Friday.
A total of 393 recruits graduated after 11 months of training in various disciplines.
Mr Quaye said if the warders succeeded in protecting and respecting the rights of the inmates, the prison system would reintegrate into society ex-convicts who would be ready and willing to respect the rights and freedoms of others by being law-abiding.
He noted that the service had no culture of shielding recalcitrant officers and said it would continue to purge itself of all manner of misconduct that contravened service regulations and national laws.
Mr Quaye noted that the Prisons Service could not achieve its mandate without the support of society, adding that the service was meant to serve the people.
He advised the society not to shun ex-convicts but accept them.
Mr Quaye hinted that the Prisons Service was stepping up interventions in the agricultural and industrial sectors to improve the quality of life of inmates in its custody.
He urged the warders to support other security organisations to ensure incident-free elections this year, so that the country would continue to enjoy peace.
Mr Quaye appealed to all officers who would be involved in the election processes to be disciplined, vigilant and impartial in the discharge of their duties.
He called on the public to also ensure that Ghana came out of the elections more united than divided.
The best all round recruit award was won by Recruit Officer Felix Kofi Aggor.
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