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Community service and parole reforms to help reduce prison overcrowding – Director General of Prisons
The Director-General said the reforms reflect a broader shift in Ghana’s correctional system from punishment-focused incarceration towards rehabilitation and second chances.
The Ghana Prisons Service says the introduction of the Community Service Act, 2026 and the Parole Regulations, 2026, marks a significant step towards reducing overcrowding in prisons while promoting rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders.
The reforms form part of the Ghana Prisons Service’s broader Think Prisons 360 Degrees Initiative, which seeks to establish a modern correctional system focused on rehabilitation, restoration and reintegration.
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