The President's nominee for the Interior Ministry, Mubarak Muntaka, has appealed for a shift in how society views inmates, calling on the public to see them as fellow human beings who, through circumstance, found themselves in prison.
He emphasised that this perspective is crucial to fostering community support, which he believes is more effective than relying solely on government funding for prison rehabilitation.
He proposed exploring Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a viable solution to address the infrastructure challenges facing Ghana's prisons.
He mentioned for example how privately built and government-rented prisons are used in the US and suggested that this model could be adopted in Ghana, whilst being mindful of security concerns.
