Trade Ministry commends Prisons Service for using art to drive inmate rehabilitation

The Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mrs Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, said the initiative formed part of the Service’s broader Think Prisons 360 Degrees philosophy, which seeks to transform the institution from a purely custodial facility into a self-sustaining, development-oriented correctional system.

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry has commended the Ghana Prisons Service for using creative arts to promote inmate rehabilitation, skills development and economic empowerment.

He made the remarks as the special guest of honour at the maiden Director-General and Adehyee’s Art Exhibition, where he stressed that correctional work must go beyond confinement to equip inmates with practical skills, rebuild their self-confidence and prepare them for economic opportunities and successful reintegration into society.