{"id":77436,"date":"2014-12-26T14:01:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T14:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=77436"},"modified":"2014-12-26T14:01:57","modified_gmt":"2014-12-26T14:01:57","slug":"deputy-minister-bemoans-deplorable-conditions-sunyani-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=77436","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Minister bemoans deplorable conditions in Sunyani Prison\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Deputy Minister of Education, Alex Kyeremeh, has bemoaned the deplorable conditions under which inmates live at the Sunyani Central Prison in the Brong Ahafo Region.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;fSWacSRUh5kru07FAsRnxS8pToAm5atN&#8221;]According to him, if opportunities are not created for the young people in prison to acquire employable skills, it will be difficult to re-integrate them back into society after they had served their sentences.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kyeremeh, who is also Member of Parliament (MP) for Techiman North said this when he presented a cow, 10 bags of rice, and gallons of cooking oil to the Sunyani prison.<\/p>\n<p>He directed the prison officials to organize a special party for the inmates during this Christmas season.<\/p>\n<p>He said reformation and re-integration of ex-convicts is a shared and collective responsibility, and appealed to the public not to stigmatize prisoners, especially after their release.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xCowP20prisoners.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.DPS_LLhGkU.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77438\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xCowP20prisoners.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.DPS_LLhGkU.jpg\" alt=\"xCow,P20prisoners.jpg.pagespeed.ic.DPS_LLhGkU\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xCowP20prisoners.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.DPS_LLhGkU.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xCowP20prisoners.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.DPS_LLhGkU-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Minister told the inmates that their imprisonment is not the end of their lives and advised them against living unhealthy lifestyles.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Director of Prisons (DDP) Alhassan Nahii, Regional Commander of the Ghana Prison Service, thanked the Deputy Minister for the kindness he had shown to the inmates.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed worry about the congestion at the various cells, explaining that instead of the designed capacity of 10 inmates a facility is housing 30 inmates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eugenia Tenkorang\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Deputy Minister of Education, Alex Kyeremeh, has bemoaned the deplorable conditions under which inmates live at the Sunyani Central Prison in the Brong Ahafo Region. 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